Jonathan Arnold reviewed Dead I Well May Be by Adrian McKinty
Review of 'Dead I Well May Be' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
[re-post from my old blog]
From the Audible.com 20 Most Addictive Series list, I read the first book in the Michael Forsythe series, written by Adrian McKinty. Called Dead I Well May Be, it was a really great start to the "Dead" trilogy.
The Dead trilogy tells the story of Michael Forsythe, an unwilling Irish immigrant, forced to come to the United States to work for a shady relative in New York City after being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Forsyth is a study in contrasts - well read, but prone to violence.
He crosses the wrong guy at the wrong time and gets send on a fool's mission, only to get locked up in a Mexican jail. Left for dead, he comes back to wreak his revenge, which only reinforces the old saw "Revenge is a dish best served cold".
I really enjoyed Dead I …
[re-post from my old blog]
From the Audible.com 20 Most Addictive Series list, I read the first book in the Michael Forsythe series, written by Adrian McKinty. Called Dead I Well May Be, it was a really great start to the "Dead" trilogy.
The Dead trilogy tells the story of Michael Forsythe, an unwilling Irish immigrant, forced to come to the United States to work for a shady relative in New York City after being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. Forsyth is a study in contrasts - well read, but prone to violence.
He crosses the wrong guy at the wrong time and gets send on a fool's mission, only to get locked up in a Mexican jail. Left for dead, he comes back to wreak his revenge, which only reinforces the old saw "Revenge is a dish best served cold".
I really enjoyed Dead I Well May Be. Tauntly written, with nary a quotation mark, Michael Forsyth was a multi-faceted, believable character. The action was well scripted and the journey back from the dead impressive, if perhaps a tad overlong. I also didn't really understand how he knew who, where and what to revenge, but it mostly got satisfactorly explained. Highly recommended. I'm looking forward to getting the second book in the trilogy, [b:The Dead Yard|21283|The Dead Yard (Michael Forsythe #2)|Adrian McKinty|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308954091s/21283.jpg|22464]. While my library didn't have that one available, I took out another McKinty book called [b:Hidden River|21281|Hidden River|Adrian McKinty|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167321279s/21281.jpg|22462], a straight dectective novel written between Dead I Well May Be and The Dead Yard.
