Caimh McDonnell's Last Orders: A Tale of Dublin in the Dublin Trilogy

Marquinius: Fast, funny, warm, human. And a terrific plot. Well written with characters the grow on you.

I’m looking forward to the next one, following Bunny to the USA.

Good oh!

Netherlands on Oct 15, 2023

Iain Cameron: Once again Caimh pulls off the trick of combining a tense thriller with lots of laughs. Bunny McGarry is a brilliant comic creation, and the rest of the cast aren't far behind.

United Kingdom on Sep 20, 2023

Becksl: I have read all of the series of books leading up to this one and have really enjoyed everyone. I love the characters, the storyline and the dark humour. I shall be ordering more books from this author.

United Kingdom on Apr 06, 2023

Misfit Malice: That series gets better and better after each book! Funny and witty (you're not going to laugh your ass out, but you will have a lot of smiles), and a bunch of atypical and originals characters. So well written that even the obnoxious Bunny McGarry become more than likeable under the “plume” of the author. And that's a real “coup de maître”! And, bonus, the cool endings with the multiple epilogues and the covers are all beautiful! Loved it!

Canada on Nov 09, 2022

Amazon Customer: While some parts were a little predictable the characters remain as fun as ever, giving it the charm that kept me reading the previous three.

McDonnell fleshed out the characters just enough across the books to make it really work without sacrificing the brisk, fun pacing and casual reading nature.

United States on Jun 08, 2022

Barry Melius: Last Orders is the final book of the Dublin Trilogy. Normally I pay little attention to readers who say you gotta read them all in order and have found that almost all well written books work as stand alone reads. Last Orders is the exception that proves the rule, even Caimh McDonnell, the author, says, that it is necessary to read the preceding novel, Angels in the Moonlight, to have the background necessary to appreciate this book. That settled, the story opens with most of the previous characters reporting for duty and most of them are in dire straights. Brigit and Paul's detective agency is headed over a cliff due to Bunny dangling a bad guy over the balcony and threatening to drop him. If you will remember a couple of books ago Bunny was in the same situation and did indeed drop the other bad guy fracturing various parts of his body. Bunny don't bluff. That's the least of Bunny's problems. The past has come back to haunt him, namely two bodies, one of an FBI agent, that he buried in the mountains years ago hoping that he had settled the problem. No such luck, once again the FBI, the Garda and it also seems that a third party are very interested in Bunny's affairs and this...

United States on Jan 06, 2019

Notwally: This is book 4 of a series. Hopefully you realize ( realise) that and know what you are doing. If not, back up and get and read books 1 through 3 first. And note, this is a prequel, I hate prequels. But you really should read this prequel last because it'll help all to heck and be nowhere near as confusing. This is the first prequel I've ever run across I consider allowable.
I have now read every book by Mr. McDonnell and consider them time and money VERY well spent. After you read and hopefully greatly enjoyed these books, make sure you grovel for the free shorts and then carry on to Disaster Inc which is not part of the series, but hopefully the start of another. It does tie in and you'll be all comfortable and happy with it.
That's my 2 cents. If you are on a fence about it, read all the other ( done much better) 5-Star reviews here and ignore the lesser reviews because you don't want to be hanging around those sorts anyway. Have some pride.
Thank you Caimh and hope you make billions ( then send a couple million my way).

United States on Oct 19, 2018

Woody: This series needs to be read in order to fully savor its brilliancy.

I did not know what to expect and found the first book initially a bit slapsticky to my taste, with characters falling over their own feet, but this turned out to somehow work perfectly in the grander scheme of the trilogy. By the third book I was completely hooked and wanted to know everything there was to know about the main characters. The fourth book of this trilogy ties all the loose ends from the first 3 books into a neat knot. However, it leaves you also wanting that a trilogy is not only 4 books, but at least 5 and hopefully more.

It is hard to put the finger on why I liked these books so much. Certainly the characters that are close to real people (and dogs) making the same mistakes we all make are a big part. In particular the strong and silent typed Bunny, personifying the straight-as-an-arrow-but-operating-within-his-own-law character you find in each and every detective novel is a joy to get to know. And everything playing against the background of contemporary Ireland as a small nation of headstrong, Guinness loving individuals in a big world just works.

I found the writing...

United States on Sep 05, 2018

Kindle Customer: ...Spoiler alert. I was afraid I was going to have to write Caimh McDonnell a really nasty letter for having the audacity to kill off one of the greater characters in 21st Century literature. If you're reading this, Caimh, you'll be glad to know that an accusatory letter will not be forthcoming. One the other hand, if you don't include her in the next book, I'd be ever so curious to know what's going on with Agent Dove, so may need a response to a letter about that. She is definitely an enigma. I was also concerned about the demise of the MCM Agency. You redeemed yourself there as well. In spite of my initial angst that bad things were happening to good people, I still found many reasons to laugh out loud while reading this book. The sidelines of the hurling contests were especially entertaining. If you don't know anything about the Irish sport of hurling, Google it. You'll be glad you did, and, I think, will give you better insight into many of the characters. I feel rather smug that I was smart enough to have purchased the first book in this series. I wouldn't have wanted to miss this quirky cast of characters for anything in the world!

United States on Mar 12, 2018

Kahnee: And so, in the finest of traditions, we reach the fourth part of The Dublin Trilogy.
Yes, I know the author has put Angels In The Moonlight outside of the main three, but he's fooling no one here. This is Book 4.
And what a Book 4 it is.
There's a clue on the cover, and we start with Bunny's funeral — which is an emotional punch right out of the gate. This is a character we have come to love, and we start by saying goodbye.
I won't deny, there's a lump in the throat.
From here, we go back to the events that have led here. And it really helps if you've read all the other books first.
Thanks to McDonnell's excellent writing, however, it's not essential. (You should read them, of course, as they're all equally excellent).
The action centres on two things - a war between two rival detective agencies, and the events that led to a corrupt FBI agent being buried coming back to bite bunny on the butt.
Over the 300-odd pages, McDonnell weaves the different threads together effortlessly, mixing fast-paced action and humour with the grace and skill we have come to love.
I genuinely can't think of another author writing today who balances the two so well. It's...

United Kingdom on Mar 03, 2018