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 sixteen 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 BAFTA nominated-children's CBBC animated series Pet Squad which he created.[7][8]

His novel I Have Sinned was shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award in 2019.[9]

The Stranger Times series was nominated and shortlisted for The New Kid on the Block Award (Best New Crime Series) Dead Good Reader Award 2022 .[10]

Both The Dublin Trilogy and The Stranger Times have been optioned for television.[11][12]

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 (2022)
  • The Family Jewels (2022)
  • Escape From Victory (2023) (Novella)

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

MCM Investigations Series
  • The Final Game (2020)
  • Deccie Must Die (2022)

The Stranger Times (as C.K McDonnell)
  • The Stranger Times (2021)
  • This Charming Man (2022)
  • Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023)

Stand-alone Novels
  • Welcome to Nowhere (2020)

Short Story Collections
  • How to Send a Message (2019)
  • Things that Fell from the Sky (2020 as C.K. McDonnell)
  • In Other News (2020 as C.K.McDonnell)

Short Story Podcasts
  • The Bunnycast (2018-Present)
  • The Stranger Times (2020-Present)

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. Brown, Eric (15 January 2021). "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. 4 March 2020. 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. "UK Kindle Storyteller Award shortlist revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. Dessau, Bruce (5 July 2022). "Caimh (C.K.) McDonnell Shortlisted For Book Award". Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. White, Peter (9 June 2021). "'Veep's Chris Addison & 'Breeders' Producer Avalon To Adapt Caimh McDonnell's 'The Dublin Trilogy' Novels For TV". Deadline. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  12. Barraclough, Leo (4 March 2020). "Colin Callender's Playground Nabs Rights to C.K. McDonnell's 'The Stranger Times'". Variety. Retrieved 20 March 2023.


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