Dan Starkey (series)

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The Dan Starkey novel series is written by Colin Bateman. It revolves around the private detective Dan Starkey and cases that Starkey investigates.

Characters

  • Dan Starkey — married, private detective, ex-journalist
  • Patricia — long-suffering wife of Dan Starkey

1990s

Events of Bateman's debut novel Divorcing Jack (1995), set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, follow a turbulent period in the life of married, cynical and usually drunk journalist Dan Starkey. Dan's wife Patricia leaves him after a drunken party in which he kisses student Margaret. What follows is a darkly comical tale of murder and mystery. The novel was adapted into the film with the same name.

In

St. Patrick's Day
. When McMaster's wife is kidnapped, Starkey must figure out who's behind it before the varied and numerous factions that McMaster has offended, in his short time in New York, catch up with them.

In

dry
community and meets considerable resistance from the defensive residents.

2000s

In

illegitimate
child "Little Stevie", while also keeping himself alive and writing.

In The Horse with My Name (2002), Dan Starkey is currently both unemployed and single. His estranged wife Patricia, after cancelling their counselling sessions with Relate, has entered into another relationship with someone called Clive and is currently living with him in the family home. Starkey receives a request from Mark Corkery, known as "The Horse Whisperer", to investigate racing entrepreneur Geordie McClean who is apparently not quite as clean as his name would suggest.

In

fiancée. Starkey is back with his wife Patricia and feels he's gotten over the murder of his toddler son "Little Stevie" - however his wife disagrees and declares that an American road trip would do him good. When the opportunity to avenge Stevie's death presents itself, Starkey cannot refuse. A movie adaptation of the novel was planned in 2001, with Steve Bendelack attached as director.[1][2]

Hello".[3] After the murder of his close friend Mark McBride, AKA "Mouse", Starkey is convinced by Mouse's Thai
bride to take over the editorship and discover who was behind the murder. Starkey discovers that Mouse was working on a list of the 50 most powerful people in the area before his death and decides that those at the top are the most likely suspects. He sets out to discover if this is indeed the case.

2010s

In

Chiefs of Staff for the Ulster Volunteer Force, although viewed by Starkey as merely a group of Shankill Road thugs intent on pedalling drugs across Belfast. The Millers have been attempting to evict a widow named Jean Murray from her house and Starkey intervenes, hoping his knowledge of their drug operation would dissuade any repercussions. Starkey's interference leads to the Murray's house being burnt down with Jean still inside.[4]

References

  1. All Movie Guide. Archived from the original
    on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ "In brief: Eddie Murphy believes in Shrek | Film | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ^ Bateman, Colin. "Belfast Confidential". Colin Bateman. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ Carlyle, Maureen (13 October 2011). "Nine Inches". Shotsmag.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2012.


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