Adrian McKinty

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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
Collection: War
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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
Collection: Christmas
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Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It's part of our DNA. That's why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things.
- Adrian McKinty
Collection: Animal
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The minutes ticked past. This is why peelers need a book. A wee paperback to stick in your pocket.
- Adrian McKinty
Collection: Book
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With gas cookers and chip pans in every kitchen, the chip-pan fire was by far the most popular method these Proddies had for burning their houses down. The second technique was the ever popular chimney fire and number three had to be the drunken cigarette drop on the carpet. Mind you, why they'd be cooking chips at this hour was anyone's guess.
- Adrian McKinty
Collection: Fire
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Drawing Dead is a brilliant noir from one of Australia's most exciting new novelists.
- Adrian McKinty
Collection: Drawing