Kevin McCarthy
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | writer |
| Location | Ireland |
| Introduction | 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 Press. He is represented by Jonathan Williams Literary Agency. |
| Interests | writing, historical/crime/literary fiction, table tennis, soccer, heavy metal |
| Favorite music | clutch, the melvins, big business, led zeppelin, (early) black sabbath, dennis carolan, electric wizard, kyuss, christie moore, natalie merchant, johnny cash, emilou harris, hank williams sr., birthday party, nick cave and the bad seeds, steve earl, warren zevon, |
| Favorite books | every week i have a new one, but generally i'm big on conrad, alan furst, robert stone, tanizaki, o'flaherty, rendall, sjovall and wahloo... |