5.0. He writes with confidence, heart, and style to spare. He read law at the University of Warwick and politics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. #Giveaway, In The Morning Ill Be Gone by Adrian McKinty, Review: Stirring humanity, FLATLAND A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott, Book Review, Trust by Chris Hammer (Martin Scarsden #3), Book Review + Giveaway, UPRISING by Nic Low, Book Review: Candid walk through history, Booklover Hub, 100+ Authors Seeking Book Reviewers, Aussie Author Reading Challenge 2021, Booklover Book Reviews, Aussie Author Reading Challenge 2020: Championing Australian writers & book reviews. The Characters: Rachel, her daughter Kylie . That darkness and corruption dwell behind the shiny, happy faade of middle-class life is a common enough theme in American storytelling. And because McKinty hangs on to his wit and literacy even under duress. Are we not men? [27] In the Morning I'll Be Gone was named as one of the 10 best crime novels of 2014 by the American Library Association. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Buy One, Get One 50% Off Books for All Ages. 2019-04-28For every child kidnapped, another must be taken. Rarely does second-to-second pacing feel justified; here, its essential. Rachel's 13-year-old daughter Kylie was waiting at the bus stop while she headed to a doctor's appointment. Come on. The Chain, Adrian McKintys unashamedly commercial new stand-alone thriller, features a chilling plot and seems written for the big screen. Hang on tight, because once you start this book, you cant stoplike the characters in the story, youll be caught in The Chain., Rachel Knights daughter has been abducted, and the only way Rachel can save her is to add another kidnapped child to the terrifying chain. . Adrian McKinty has 58 books on Goodreads with 414630 ratings. VICTIM. The Chain Author: Adrian McKinty Publisher: Henry Holt and Company/ Macmillan Publishers Rating: 5 Stars Publication Date: July 9, 2019 Genre: Psychological, Crime, Thriller Disclaimers: This book does contain some uncomfortable subjects such as child abuse, depression, kidnapping, substance abuse and elements of the Dark Web.If you are wary of any of these subjects, I would advise to consider . Adrian McKinty steps on the gas early in this pulse-pounding, nerve-shredding, high-octane tale and he doesn't let up. Adrian McKintys novel The Chain makes readers wonder how much evil they might be pushed toward. You wont shake it for a long time. Her brain tells her to run, but she doesnt make the correct split-second decision, and she is taken at gunpoint. I got shortlisted for an Edgar, won a couple of awards, and so then that set me on that path for the next six years of reluctantly, kind of being dragged into writing about Northern Ireland in the 1980s". Alas, its not to be. ATTICA LOCKE, Diabolically gripping. Liam McIlvanney, writing in the Irish Times, singled out McKinty's lyrical prose style as the defining characteristic of the Duffy series. If any of these things don't happen, your child will be killed. Darn it. Would I? Book Description: It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. Shes driving to Boston one day to see her doctor when she gets a call from an unidentified woman who sounds upset. Rachel, the mother, is the protagonist, and shes on her way from Plum Island, Mass., where the book is set, down to Boston to see her oncologist about a possible health crisis. I assumed it would be a sure thing as Im a HUGE fan of the authors other books. Then the book grabbed hold and off. And McKinty finds a lot to work with in the suspenseful possibility of its undoing. A masterpiece of tension. Description When a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter--or risk losing her forever--in this "propulsive and original" award-winning thriller (Stephen King). This inherent breakneck quality lends The Chain structural confidence. Sometimes, though, it feels as though it moves a little too fast. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. To McKintys great credit, he can make readers wonder at any point whether the ground may fall beneath their feet and how much evil they might be pushed toward. Youre teetering right along with them. Emotional chords are woven tightly to the plot. I have read earlier McKinty novels and really enjoyed the prose, characters and storytelling. They are like mice, these people, mice in the hay fields, and shes the peregrine swooping over them, seeing every little thing they do. [15], McKinty quit writing in 2017 after being evicted from his rented house, citing a lack of income from his novels, and instead took work as an Uber driver and a bartender. Alongside these, McKinty wrote the three books in his Lighthouse Trilogy, a series of science fiction young adult novels set in New York City, his native Ireland, and the fictional planet Altair. The morning starts like any other. Inspired by the "exchange kidnappings" that take place in Mexico and the old-school chain letters of his childhood, crime novelist McKinty (Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly, 2017, etc.) And he brings that experience and talent fully to bear upon the reader with. 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Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the Troubles of the 1970s and 1980s. CRIMINAL. If I dont make it, dont let them cast some asshole to play me in the movie version of this Adrian McKinty, The Chainif(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'bookloverbookreviews_com-leader-1','ezslot_4',683,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-bookloverbookreviews_com-leader-1-0'); The Chain is an unashamedly commercial novel that I think will be better suited to the big screen, and I really hope it makes it there Not because I think this particular novel is more deserving than others, but so that McKinty then has the means and international platform to return to producing the top-quality fiction long-time fans know and love. The Chain - by Adrian McKinty (Paperback) $11.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inch (W) x 1 Inch (D) Weight: .75 Pounds Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up Number of Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres Sub-Genre: Thrillers McKinty returned to writing after the book landed him a six-figure English-language book deal, and was optioned for a film adaptation by Paramount Pictures. As Rachel becomes more determined to bring the whole chain down, McKinty loses a bit of narrative credibility; more frustratingly, in the back half of the book, he slows down, adding fat to. B. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Pairing an irresistible concept with a winner protagonist, The Chain promises to be your new addiction once you succumb to the first enticing page., "The Chain is a grade-A-first-rate-edge-of-your-seat thriller. Terrific. What the anonymous masterminds behind The Chain know is that parents will do anything for their children. In the third section, Jewell alternates narrators and moments in time: The narrator switches to alternating first-person points of view (told by Poppys mother and Floyd) interspersed with third-person narration of Ellies experiences and Laurels discoveries in the present. RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2020. . Except better, because it's so utterly believable. [26] Audible selected Falling Glass as the Best Mystery or Thriller of 2011. This nightmarish story is incredibly propulsive and original. He's the real deal. What I do care about is terrible and unnecessarily pretentious writing, men who insist on writing women despite seemingly never having met a women in their lives, and enormous plot holes you could drive a burning trunk through. "Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel and The Force"Rachel Knight's daughter has been abducted, and the only way Rachel can save her is to add another kidnapped child to the terrifying chain. The only thing is it is a high concept and for him to do it again it will require another fantastic idea like this one. "Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife"The Chain is diabolical, unnerving, and gives a whole new meaning to the word 'relentless.' [20] He often uses the classic noir tropes of revenge and betrayal to explore his characters' existential quest for meaning in a bleak but lyrically intense universe. If they dont, the child will die. And as brilliant The Chain is a superb construct; it's a self-perpetuating, self-disciplining system that relies on fact that the vast majority of kidnappings are resolved quickly, bloodlessly and profitably. The parent added to the Chain in McKintys telling is Rachel, an academically minded single mother whose breast cancer is resurfacing. He writes with confidence, heart, and style to spare. Her mother, Rachel, then receives a call that she is now part of The Chain. "Ian Rankin, internationally bestselling author of In a House of Lies"McKinty has written several gripping stand-alones, of which this one is the best yet; in fact, it may well be the biggest thriller of the summer. The terrifying premise alone is worth the readand once you are fully involved with the story, you're led through a maze that leaves you wondering if the protagonists will ever make their way out. When Rachel (and her brother-in-law, Pete, a military veteran who helps her along the way) settles on a target, things inevitably go wrong, and McKinty stretches the bounds of belief in the plots progression. The Chain. It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn't do as she's told, the boy will die. ABDUCTOR. Baby Driver helmer Edgar Wright will direct, while Jane Goldman (Kingsman I asked myself again and againwould I do that? "Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Elm and The Trespasser"This nightmarish story is incredibly propulsive and original. Publisher: Orion Publishing Co. ISBN: 9781409189602. Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, best known for his 2020 award-winning thriller, The Chain,[1] and the Sean Duffy novels set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Adrian McKinty's The Chain was one of last year's hottest thrillers. Weight: 288 g. Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm. His father was a boilermaker and ship's engineer and his mother a secretary. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Find out more >>. Ten years after her teenage daughter went missing, a mother begins a new relationship only to discover she can't truly move on until she answers lingering questions about the past. McKinty has the last laugh at the makeshift work that drove him around the bend, when a character talks about how efficient The Chain was designed to be. Try AbeBooks Description VICTIM. Hooking readers into her moral doubts and trial by fire is done very deliberately. says the actress. His plots tempt you to read at top speed, but dont give in: this writing sharply observant, intelligent and shot through with black humor should be savored. We arewell, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006). Adrian is a reviewer and critic for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Irish Times and The Guardian. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " The Chain is that rare thriller which ends up being highly personal. If Rachel doesnt follow the program, Kylie will die. The Chain reaches and surpasses an almost painful level of page-turning intensity that so many thrillers strive for and never quite achieve. Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up. Hes the real deal., "The Chain is a unique and unforgettable thriller. So by the second page of The Chain, the man with the gun has forced the girl with the Instagram into a car where his accomplice is waiting. Okay, I will start to bidding with five stars, I think I heard five hundred stars! That, or lose their own children forever. "Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter's Bone "I read this book in one long dark night of the soul. SUSPENSE, by AUSSIE AUTHOR CHALLENGE: We hosted this reading challenge from 2010-2022, amassing several hundreds of participant book reviews of titles by Australian writers. Rachel isn't alone. In desperation, Rachel and her retired military brother-in-law, Pete ONeill, eventually kidnap a random child to win her daughters release. The rules are simple: find the money, find your victim, and then commit a horrible act youd have thought yourself incapable of just 24 hours ago. latest thriller moves at a brisk pace even as she plays with narrative structure: The book is split into three sections, including a first one which alternates chapters between the time of Ellies disappearance and the present and a second section that begins as Laurel and Floyd meet. WELCOME BOOKLOVERS! In a book like The Chain, you have no choice but to pray for the worst. She has a brother-in-law, a former Marine officer who at first glance looks as though he might possess the "particular set of skills" that will be required to come through this situation until his flaws come to light. Detailed seller ratings. 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The Chain . The psychopathy of The Chain perpetrators and the ease with which they toy with their victims, the self-inflicted nature of that torture is chilling. Only when Rachel is a victim, a perpetrator, has herself driven someone else to commit a kidnapping and has had to accept that she might have to kill a child to save her own, only then will Rachel's daughter be released. The Chain scared the hell out of me but I could not put it down! The Chain has a simple-sounding premise: What if a kidnapping ring used the tactics of a chain letter? In his Sean Duffy series of police procedurals, he writes with a dry humor that often tips into hilarity, but there's none of that here. Adrian went to Oxford University on a full scholarship to study philosophy before emigrating to the United States to become a high school English teacher. I have been very busy and unable to read a lot lately, but I have been wanting to read this one for a while, so I decided to give it a try. Lisa Jewell That darkness and corruption dwell behind the shiny, happy faade of middle-class life is a common enough theme in American storytelling. I recommend his award-winning In The Morning Ill Be Gone, Gun Street Girl and Rain Dogs unreservedly. All Rights Reserved. His debut crime novel Dead I Well May Be was shortlisted for the 2004 Dagger Award and was optioned by Universal Pictures. A zombie apocalypse is one thing. Current price is $16.99, Original price is $18.99. I read several of the negative reviews of THE CHAIN posted here by other fans of McKinty's previous work and have to thoroughly disagree with . FAMILY LIFE & FRIENDSHIP | A woman has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will ever see her again is if she pays a ransom and kidnaps another child. CRIME & LEGAL THRILLER | VIEW MORE at usatoday.com. And how far into the darkness she is prepared to go. However, this storys execution fell short of my expectations. Best known for his outstanding Sean Duffy series, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, McKinty has also written several gripping stand-alones, of which this one is the best yet; in fact, it may well be the biggest thriller of the summer . The Chain by Adrian McKinty. Adrian went to Oxford University on a full scholarship to study philosophy before emigrating to the United States to become a high school English teacher. He states that The Detective Up Late is in fact finished and Book 8 (Hang On St Christopher) is pretty much done, and that early versions of these two novels have already appeared in German language editions. The woman tells Rachel that she has kidnapped Kylie, and the only way to get Kylie back is for Rachel to kidnap another child. [29], Two more Sean Duffy novels to be published by Blackstone Publishing[70][71], On a blog post dated July 15, 2021 on his oficcial site, McKinty explains that the 7th Sean Duffy novel (The Detective Up Late) may be out in late 2022. THE CHAIN by Adrian McKinty RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2019 For every child kidnapped, another must be taken. The Chain cannot be broken or the childrenher child, her Kyliewill be executed. Far fetched and contrived would be the two words that immediately come to mind. At once a commentary on social media, greed, revenge, love, and true evil, and written with an almost lyrical quality, this book will have readers searching for more McKinty titles to devour. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Rachel is a part-time philosophy lecturer; divorced, recovering from cancer and struggling to make ends meet. Because the chain always uppercased as The Chain, as if it had magic powers isnt as silly or one-note as it initially sounds. 2023 Oscars predictions: See who will win at the 95th Academy Awards. BOOK RATING: The Story 4 / 5 ; The Writing 3 / 5 Overall 3.5 Get your copy of The Chain from: Bookshop US Amazon Book Depository Booktopia AU OR listen to the audiobook FREE with Audible's Trial (check eligibility) I have also since read McKinty's second blockbuster action-thriller The Island.
