'The Man in the High Castle' is still the best what-if-the-Axis-had-won novel. Adrian McKinty axiscastlehigh Change image and share on social
I don't know if that's a year's bad luck, or if that's how it works. But stealing a Christmas tree - that can't be a good thing, karma-wise. Adrian McKinty badchristmasgood Change image and share on social
Crime fiction, especially noir and hardboiled, is the literature of the proletariat. Adrian McKinty crimefictionhardboiled Change image and share on social
I was knocked down and dragged by a police Land Rover in a hit-and-run. Adrian McKinty draghitknock Change image and share on social
After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there. Adrian McKinty applybigengland Change image and share on social
I had a few stories and longer pieces published, but my first proper novel came in 2003, called 'Dead I Well May Be.' Adrian McKinty calldeadlong Change image and share on social
The first proper mystery novel that I read was 'Murder On the Orient Express' with a gaunt David Niven and a cherubic Peter Ustinov on the cover. 'Orient Express,' you'll recall, is the one where everyone did it, which delighted me no end, and I was immediately hooked. Adrian McKinty cherubiccoverdavid share on social
Because of England's lack of social mobility, unless they make truly heroic efforts, writers who are privately educated and then go on to Oxbridge or an institution like the BBC will generally embarrass themselves when they attempt to have a go at working- or lower middle-class characters. Adrian McKinty attemptbbccharacter share on social
I've always been a secret locked-room fanatic. I read my first one when I was about ten or 11, Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express,' with David Niven and Peter Ustinov on the cover. Adrian McKinty agathachristiecover Change image and share on social
I speak with a Northern Irish accent with a tinge of New York. My wife has a bit of a Boston accent; my oldest daughter talks with a Denver accent, and my youngest has a true blue Aussie accent. It's complicated. Adrian McKinty accentaussiebite share on social