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Kevin McCarthy


Born
Ireland
Genre
Mystery


Kevin McCarthy is the author of the highly acclaimed historical crime novel, 'Peeler' (Mercier Press, 2010). Called a '...dark, brooding, morally complex masterpiece...' by the Belfast Telegraph, 'Peeler' was selected by the Irish Times as one of its Top Ten Thrillers of 2010 and as a Read of the Year 2010 by the Philadelphia Inquirer. His short story "Twenty-five and Out" appears in 'Down These Green Streets: Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century'. Kevin's second novel, 'Irregulars', is published by New Island Books and was shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2013. His novel, 'Wolves of Eden', published by W.W. Norton, was selected by Amazon as one of its 20 Best Books 2018. His latest novel, 'The Wintering Plac ...more

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The Wintering Place in the Historical Fiction Roundup, New York Times


A Cornucopia of Stories From the Past, Satisfying All Appetites


There’s something for everyone in this season’s bumper crop 

of novels set in other times and places.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/books/review/new-historical-fiction.html

Nice little write up in the NY Times!



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Average rating: 3.76 · 3,203 ratings · 349 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors
Wolves of Eden
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Peeler
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Irregulars (Sean O'Keefe #2)
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The Wintering Place
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“This country is chock full of terrible violent men.”
― Kevin McCarthy, Wolves of Eden
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― Kevin McCarthy, Wolves of Eden
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