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The Bloomsday Dead
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Michael has survived his infiltration of an IRA splinter cell in Boston, and now, his many near fatal wounds healed, he begins his next adventure as manager of hotel security in Lima, Peru. It is there that he is contacted by Bridget, whose fiancé he killed.
Bridget, calling from Dublin, says that her 11-year-old daughter has been kidnapped. Michael's choice is to fly to Dublin and help her find the girl, or be executed at the hands of Bridget's goons, who are holding him at gunpoint. He agrees to nothing, but is soon on the way to Dublin, leaving the first two of many dead bodies in his wake.
Critic reviews
"[H]is most visceral, satisfying effort yet....McKinty writes masterful action scenes, and he whips up a frenzy as the bullets begin to fly." (Publishers Weekly)
"[O]utpaces its immediate predecessor, The Dead Yard...with [McKinty's] trademark dark lyricism, one great red herring, and a masterful plot twist that brings Forsythe's character full circle in a lightning flash." (Booklist)
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- Blue_23
- 10-09-23
All in a days bloodbath!
Action, poetic language & of course blood prevail in this the last book in Adrian McKinty's Dead trilogy.
Twelve years on since killing, selling out the New York Irish Mob, Michael still has assassins on his trail, a price on his head, placed there by Bridget of his undoing, who is now the Boss. Then suddenly, after her daughter Siobhan, is kidnapped whilst in Belfast, she offers him amnesty from her goons, if he can find the girl, so returns to his home city & Ireland.
What follows is a 24 hour bloodbath on June 16th, Bloomsday of the title. With no Irish antecedents, this observance was new to me. It really exists, is an annual celebration of all things James Joyce. The date & name relate to when the Irish writers character Leopold Bloom, from the epic novel Ulysses, consummates his relationship with his wife-to-be in Dublin.
Despite the high corpse count, Bloomsday Dead is both witty & lyrical, but the big reveal re Siobhan's true paternity is no surprise, and the ending between the antihero, death bringer Michael & Bridget is disappointing, way too soft, cliched for that's been a dark, violent, and for the most part riveting, well written trilogy.
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- Robert
- 08-01-23
Definitely an outstanding ending to the books
I like the way the 3rd book ended the hole trilogy And the plot wist was amazing
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- Broken
- 29-02-24
Amazing! Make sure you listen to them all!
Just an amazing set of books! Book 1 and 3 being the best! The ending of this, wow! Never would of guessed it! Awesome! Even the family had been listening in of these books, wouldn't let me listen without them! The narrator is just brilliant, the author 👏 and brilliant. Listen to all 3 books in 4 days whilst travelling and in evenings etc. Superb.
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- Misty Mississippi
- 28-04-19
Wow!!!!
Phenomenal series, phenomenal writing, phenomenal narration! superlative series. Cannot rate it highly enough!!! WOW!!!!!. Awesome!!!
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- Collette Johnson
- 29-05-23
Great story and narration
Loved it. I have enjoyed listening to this series. The story and story teller keeps you interested throughout. No boring bits just pure entertainment from beginning to end.
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- MClarke
- 26-05-23
Read in series
The book is well written slightly predictable but a nice twist for the end bringing back a character. Needs to be read in series.
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- Caroline Munday
- 24-07-23
This Series should be made into a film x
My gosh my mouth has been wide with astonishment at times. What a fabulous listen! sad there's not more about Michael but my gosh good luck to him!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-23
Such a good story
I loved this. The best one by Adrian McKinty I’ve listened to yet. Such a good storyline, excellent narration. Really funny in the odd part.
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- Jacky
- 15-06-23
Compelling intriguing engaging kidnap mystery
What a fast paced book so much going on with the books coming to an end it had a sweet ending for Michael, Bridget and Siobhan, lots of twists and turns. Narration was brilliant and added to the storyline
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- Caroline archer
- 11-04-23
Great story, great performance, excellent end to the trilogy.
I’ve listened to all three books in the last week. Couldn’t put them down. Loved the variety of characters, twists in the story, and the fact that although we see the world through Michael’s eyes and feel we know him, he’s still unpredictable. Maybe too many references to Joyce’s Ulysses which if you hadn’t read you might wonder about, but the book is titled Bloomsday, so …. I was sad it’s finished, would love another book about what happens in Peru. Would definitely recommend.
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