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Kevin McCarthy is the author of Peeler (Mercier, 2010), an historical crime novel set during the War of Independence in Ireland. His short fiction has appeared in many journals both in print and on the web and his story, Twenty-five and Out, appears in Down These Green Streets: Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century (Liberties, 2011). He was born in Suffolk, UK, where his father was stationed with the US Air Force. He served in the Air Force himself before studying at Boston College and University College Dublin. In 2005 he was awarded the Fingal County Council Arts Bursary for Fiction Writing.

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Kevin McCarthy's Blog

Kevin McCarthy isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.

A June of Ordinary Murders: Review

Some weeks ago I mentioned the publication of Conor Brady's new historical crime novel, A June of Ordinary Murders. The book's publisher, New Island, was kind enough to send me a review copy and here, alas, is the review!

'J.G. Farrell, the Liverpool-born, Irish novelist, renowned for his historical fictions, who died,too young,in 1979, wrote: “History leaves so much out … It leaves out the most... read more »

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Books by Kevin McCarthy

Average rating: 3.45 · 880 ratings · 80 reviews · 49 distinct works

	Peeler 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings	My rating:
	They're here...invasion body snatchers by Kevin McCarthy, Stephen King (Editor), Ed Gorman (Editor) 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Florida Stories 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	Special Effects (The Family, #1) by Kevin McCarthy, David Silva 1.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Into the Darkness (The Family, #2) by Kevin McCarthy, David Silva 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	My rating:
	A River in Flood and Other Florida Stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Performing Arts in a New Era 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001	My rating:
	The Master Plan: God's Hope to Heal Humanity 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	My rating:
	Native Americans in Florida by Kevin McCarthy, Theodore Morris (Illustrator), Dean Quigley (Illustrator) 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Cedar Key, Florida: A History 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	My rating: