The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2003 to 2007 · Set in various places

Michael Forsythe Books in Order

The Dead trilogy follows Michael Forsythe, a young Belfast man who goes to work for an Irish gangster in New York and is betrayed.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2003 to 2007
First book
Dead I Well May Be
Latest
The Bloomsday Dead (2007)
Setting
Set in various places

The reading order

Every Michael Forsythe book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in various places
  1. 1Dead I Well May Be2003With Michael ForsytheMichael Forsythe, a young man from Belfast working for an Irish gangster in New York, is betrayed and thrown into a Mexican prison, and plans his revenge.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Dead Yard2006With Michael ForsytheMichael Forsythe, living in witness protection, is forced by the FBI to go undercover in an IRA cell in Boston.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Bloomsday Dead2007With Michael ForsytheMichael Forsythe returns to Dublin on Bloomsday to find a missing girl for his old enemy.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Dead I Well May Be, The Dead Yard and The Bloomsday Dead in order.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Michael Forsythe book
BookMichael Forsythe
1 Dead I Well May BeLLead
2 The Dead YardLLead
3 The Bloomsday DeadLLead

Characters in the Michael Forsythe books

1 character from Adrian McKinty’s chart, with the number of Michael Forsythe books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Michael ForsytheBelfast-born enforcer turned witness3Dead I Well May Be 2003