Adrian McKinty Dead I Well May Be Signed First Edition 2003

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Published in 2003, Dead I Well May Be marked Adrian McKinty’s breakout into American-set noir—a brutal, fast-moving crime novel that helped establish him as one of the most distinctive voices in modern crime fiction. Written with an Irish outsider’s eye, the book captures a gritty, pre- and post-Giuliani New York with uncommon sharpness, blending literary style with hardboiled violence.

The novel follows Michael Forsythe, a Belfast native navigating the criminal underworld of New York City, and introduces themes McKinty would revisit throughout his career: exile, identity, violence, and dark humor. Signed copies of this early title—especially in this condition—are increasingly sought after as McKinty’s reputation continues to grow.

Signed first editions of McKinty’s early work don’t linger.