The Ned Kelly is definitely the coolest of all the crime fiction awards, and if you think about it, it's the only one that's given for an entire continent. Adrian McKinty awardcontinentcool Change image and share on social
I did a law degree but was miserable the whole time. I was supposed to join a law firm in London but instead went to Oxford to do a master's in philosophy. Adrian McKinty degreefirmjoin Change image and share on social
I did the same thing as every Irish person who comes to New York. I arrived on a Wednesday, and by Saturday night, I was pulling pints at a pub in the Bronx. Adrian McKinty arrivebronxirish 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
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
The winters in Denver are brutal; it snows from the end of October to April. Adrian McKinty aprilbrutaldenver Change image and share on social
I've never been a believer in the word-count thing. I write slowly and tinker with the words and the word order, and I throw a lot of stuff out. Adrian McKinty believercounthave Change image and share on social
Sometimes the fantasy writers set their novels in an ancient Earth, sometimes a parallel Earth, or, quite often, they offered no explanation at all as to the temporal and geographic location. Adrian McKinty ancientearthexplanation Change image and share on social
On my Wikipedia page, it used to say I was born in Belfast, Ireland, then it said Belfast, Northern Ireland, and then it said Belfast, U.K. So there was a little war going on about where Belfast is located. Adrian McKinty bearbelfastireland share on social
'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
