The Dead Yard

By: Adrian McKinty

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

In this exciting sequel to the acclaimed Dead I Well May Be, the mercenary Michael Forsythe is forced to infiltrate an Irish terrorist cell, confronting murder, mayhem, and the prospect of his own execution.

Michael is on holiday in Spain when a soccer riot between the Paddies and the Brits escalates out of control and he winds up in a Spanish prison. Enter Samantha, a beautiful British Intelligence agent. She makes Michael an offer he can't refuse: instead of extradition to Mexico to serve time for a prison break, he can infiltrate an IRA sleeper cell in the United States. Thrust into the nightmare world of men known for their distinctive brands of torture and revenge, Michael crosses and double-crosses key players, narrowly escapes his own lies, loses his only ally, and falls for the daughter of his enemy.

Don't miss these other noir thrillers in the Michael Forsythe series: Dead I Well May Be (Unabridged) and The Bloomsday Dead (Unabridged).

©2006 Adrian McKinty (P)2006 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

• Winner of Audio Publishers Association 2007 Audie Award, Thriller/Suspense

• Audie Award Finalist, Solo Narration - Male, 2007

"McKinty's literate, expertly crafted third crime novel...confirms his place as one of his generation's leading talents." (Publishers Weekly)

The performance is just as spot on as the writing.

This series take some deep into the head and the thinking all the characters. Especially Michael.

Michael Forsythe - A Force To Be Reckoned With

Where does The Dead Yard rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is always a hard question for me to answer because once you've read over a thousand books how do you answer such a question. So on a scale of 1 to 1000 with 1 being the highest I'd say it ranks somewhere between 300 to 400.

What did you like best about this story?

I like the pace of this story. It was slow to build, giving the reader just enough time to get to know the characters and build the suspense. There are little pockets of action thrown in occasionally and then it gets to the end and BAM!

Additionally-and this may sound weird-but I like the conflicting emotions that the main character Michael evokes within me. At the end of the day this man is a criminal and a cold blooded killer, but always-because of his circumstances- I find myself rooting for him.

Which scene was your favorite?

Not sure how to answer this without a bit of a spoiler. Sorry! Lol I'll keep it as general as possible.

My favorite scene is near the end when Michael is in a position to fight back and he and finally gets to confront Touched.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I don't know if "moved" is the word I'd use, but parts of this story were very unexpected and very well written, but quite gory and will definitely stick with me for a while.

Any additional comments?

I always like to point out whenever a book is in a series and The Dead Yard is the 2nd book of The Dead series by Adrian McKinty. I would recommend that you start with the first book in the series, Dead I May Well Be. Great series.

Awesome narrator; great story

Oh my gosh, the tension! Michael gets himself into such trouble and some of the suspense is almost deadly - so to speak. I was up half the night reading this. Who could sleep??!

Michael is now Sean and doing work for MI6 to avoid a trip back to Mexico and the fate awaiting him there. (Read book 1 for those details.) The story from there is fantastic and McKinty has again written well-developed characters. I personally didn't care for the early peeks at what would happen. And the ending! Quite good. But now I need the next book now!

There were a few factual errors that were tiny distractions for me. One of the many things I enjoy about all of McKinty's books is the descriptions of locations. Here he had Boston PD responding to the bar in Revere, completely different cities. And as Michael and his handlers were leaving the Boston area to head to the North Shore they were stuck in traffic "on 98." Maybe 93 but I don't believe there is a Route 98. But just minor distractions.

As usual, Gerard Doyle is perfection personified. I could listen to him all day. And I have.

I just listened to this a second time - its great

Would you listen to The Dead Yard again? Why?

Yes - I love the main character and Gerard Doyle does a wonderful job narrating.

What did you like best about this story?

The story, sense of place

Which scene was your favorite?

The ending

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and no. Yes it's so enthralling and no, because it can be intense and I needed time to think about it

Dead Yard

I loved it better than the first book in the series. Michael is my favorite character in all of the audio books I have listened to.

Great story and listen

Being new at this game I was really captured by Adrian McKinty but it was the narration by Gerard Doyle that brought the book to life. Being Irish myself and loving the accent I found the reading of the story riviting.

brilliant but not for the squeamish

no one writes better first person crime than Adrian McKinty.
Stellar sentences, twisty plot, flawed characters.

Recommend Highly

Exceptional writing, exceptional narration! I am a fan of both and together they create a masterpiece!

great writer great recording

liked everything. gripping story and extremely well narration. love all his Belfast peeler books. indeed.

Superb Adrian McKinty suspense thriller!

Author Adrian McKinty is a suspense mystery writer of rare talents. The Dead Yard, released in 2006, is the second book in his three novel Michael Forsythe series. Although located in the Boston area of the US The Dead Yard is about the Irish Republican Army (IRA) signed an agreement in 1997 with the British government to end its paramilitary actions. Some cells, like the one near Boston, intended to continue the fight. The novel begins with Forsythe, who was already protected by the FBI, being recruited while on vacation in the Canary Islands to help MI6 and the FBI by infiltrating the Boston IRA cell. Under threat of being extradited back to Mexico he agrees. The Dead Yard is an outstanding novel. Gerard Doyle narrates perfectly as usual.