No Special Hurry wins American Fiction Awards Best Mystery/Suspense Novel for Crime/Hard Boiled!
American Book Fest Press Release
PRAISE FOR NO SPECIAL HURRY
"Smart, tense San Francisco mystery ... With fleet, conversational prose befitting its columnist sleuth, Conroy's debut is a gripping thriller, steeped in local flavor, that deftly builds on the suspense it establishes on the first page—with just the right amount of leads, red herrings, and nail-biting action. However, the novel also shines in the fleeting yet firm glimpses of Seamus's life—his inner turmoil and the personal journey he inadvertently takes. Conroy infuses his hero with witty self-awareness, street smarts, and fierce loyalty."
-BookLife Reviews by Publisher's Weekly
"A well crafted detective novel ... Conroy is a talented storyteller; the narrative is well paced, includes engaging, fully dimensional characters, and feels like an episode of one's favorite crime drama ... Seamus' struggle with alcoholism is portrayed with both incredible detail and potency ... the plot entails multiple twists that are sure to keep even the most avid murder mystery fans on their toes."
-Kirkus Reviews
"No Special Hurry will have readers cheering on its imperfect protagonist, Seamus Shea, as he battles his inner demons and takes on corrupt individuals in his San Francisco neighborhood. Well-written with a solid plot and colorful characters, this book is perfect for James Patterson and David Baldacci fans."
—San Francisco Book Review
"Beyond a fast-paced, suspenseful whodunit, No Special Hurry is both a kick to the heart and a tender tribute to the vital if flawed people and places that shape and sustain us. I look forward to what's next from Colman Conroy and have no doubt that this crime novel is but the first in the Seamus Shea P.I. book series set in our gritty, beautiful, and inherited San Francisco."
-Ethel Rohan, author of Sing, I
"Colman Conroy's Seamus Shea will take you on a tour of a San Francisco that is not yet quite forgotten, and still intermingles within what San Francisco is and is becoming. In the process, Seamus seeks to uncover a mystery that threatens a close friend. No Special Hurry unfolds in the type of hurry that keeps a reader locked in place with the book open. It features heroes and villains aplenty, some of whom seem somehow familiar, yet are their own unique and timely representations of good and evil."
—John Kralik, Author of A Simple Act of Gratitude and Three Bodies by the River.
