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God’s Away on Business

Sean Duffy: Year 1 (The Sean Duffy Series)

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God’s Away on Business

By: Adrian McKinty
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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From the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Adrian McKinty comes the origin story of his most famous creation, Detective Sean Duffy.

Belfast, 1980, is the apocalypse. Bombings, riots, army on the streets, low flying helicopters, and ever-present rain. The grinding Northern Irish civil war between Protestants and Catholics has been going for a decade now. Hated by both sides are the police.

Sean Duffy Year 1 takes us into that world. Newly promoted Detective Sergeant Sean Duffy is given his first command at Carrickfergus CID.

In this prequel novella, McKinty takes listeners through Duffy’s first two weeks on the job. A case to solve and a chance to impress his bosses, if, of course, he can get out of it alive.

©2023 Adrian McKinty (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing
Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals

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The story was less than two hours long

My mistake for not catching that before spending a whole credit. I will be more wary in the future. I gave it the amount of stars it deserved as if it were the beginning of a decent book all the same.

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EARLY DUFFY

If you’re already a fan of Duffy this little amuse-bouche will tickle you pink. Where it all began. Sort of.

If you haven’t been listening to this series you’re losing out but maybe this little nugget will change that.

Gerard Doyle is absolute perfection delivering McKinty’s goodness.

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Once again, a real jem

If there is one thing in this godforsaken world we live in that I genuinely like from the bottom of my heart, it is this series. And this novella is a wonderful link in the chain.
It is 2025 and I live in Israel. It doesn’t take a genius to know that my mood is terrible. It seems like death is all around here. This war has ruined my soul, but this latest edition to Sean Duffy is uplifting me. Witty, interesting, with accurate descriptions and believable dialogues. And the musical references are exactly to my taste: Johnny Mitchell, Elvis Costello, The Kinks, Cocteau Twins, Led Zeppelin, Gary Newman.
Thank you, Mr. McKinty, you have made me happy for almost 2 hours.

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Damn you, Adrian McKInty!

So brilliant to be back in Sean Duffy world, being read to by the seamless Gerard Doyle, but what possessed you to only write this novella?! Your publisher?!
Gonna have to go back to Book 1 now and start all over again.
Thank you.

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Great origin story

One of my favorite series. Part
history lesson, some sarcasm and solid police procedural. You will be transported to 1980’s Belfast.

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Funny and sad as hell.

Perfection. Laughed loudly 2 or 3 different times. This touches on everything that makes this series great.

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Terrific Prequel!

Clever introduction to the incredibly good Sean Duffy series. If you haven’t read the series, start here! Then, don’t stop.

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Very disappointed

it was so nice to have Sean Duffy back. But, the book was way too short! I love your books, but this one was just way too short you've got to go back to the regular size books.😂

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Love Sean Duffy

I didn’t realize this was a novella - too short, but Adrian McKinty remains my favorite! Great writing, and as always, fantastic performance by Gerard Doyle!

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A fun little backstory

A fun, low stakes novella about Sean’s first week on the job at Carrickfergus CID. It will be a great way to introduce people to the series, as In the Cold Cold Ground can be intense.

I’m a little disgusted with the “cash grab” comment in another review. Authors don’t set prices. If you want to complain about the publisher or the platform, knock yourself out. There are plenty of places to do that. Writing is a job. Doing your job is how you feed yourself and your family. It is not a “cash grab.”

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