(1965, UK) is the author of seventeen novels. His work has been translated into twenty-six languages and won thirteen literary awards, including the Quebec Booksellers' Prize, the Livre De Poche Award, the Strand Magazine Novel of The Year, and has twice won the Grand Prix des Lecteurs. He is the guitarist and vocalist of The Whiskey Poets. He has two television series and two films in pre-production, and has recently premiered his first short film, The Road To Gehenna.
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A Fifth of Rye
by R.J. Ellory
In this short story, McCarthy waits like a professional, in the cell of the New York Department of Correction, or in a motel room with a fifth of rye.
