Caimh McDonnell

Caimh McDonnell is an Irish novelist. Born in Limerick and raised in Dublin, McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer.[1][2][3] McDonnell primarily writes comic crime thrillers.[4]

His Stranger Times series, which melds urban fantasy, paranormal, and humour with crime, is written under the pen name of C.K McDonnell. [5][6]

McDonnell has written thirteen novels while his TV writing credits include Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, The Sarah Millican Television Programme, and the children's CBBC animated series Pet Squad which he created.[7][8]

A Man With One of Those Faces, his debut novel, was nominated for best novel at the 2017 CAP awards.[9]

His novel I Have Sinned was shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award in 2019.[10]

Novels

The Dublin Trilogy
  • A Man With One of Those Faces (2016)
  • The Day That Never Comes (2017)
  • Angels in the Moonlight (2017) (prequel)
  • Last Orders (2018)
  • Dead Man's Sins (2021)
  • Firewater Blues (forthcoming, March 2022)

McGarry Stateside Series
  • Disaster Inc (2018)
  • I Have Sinned (2019)
  • The Quiet Man (2020)

The Stranger Times (as C.K McDonnell)
  • The Stranger Times (2021)
  • This Charming Man (2022)

Stand-alone novels
  • The Final Game (2020)
  • Welcome to Nowhere (2020)

References
  1. "C.K. McDonnell - Biography". Penguin. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. "Caimh McDonnell - Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. "Book Review: The Day That Never Comes". The Quiet Knitterer. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. "Caimh McDonnell - About Caimh". Caimh McDonnell. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. "The best recent science fiction and fantasy reviews roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. "Colin Callender's Playground Nabs Rights to C.K. McDonnell's 'The Stranger Times'". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. "Johnson & Alcock". Johnson & Alcock. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. Pet Squad (Animation, Comedy, Family), Darrall Macqueen, Inspidea, March Entertainment, 27 June 2011, retrieved 11 February 2022
  9. "Goodreads - Caimh McDonnell". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. "UK Kindle Storyteller Award shortlist revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 September 2020.


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