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Purgatory a Jack Taylor novel

Juggling a precarious balance between his physical and addiction recovery efforts, former cop Jack Taylor investigates the work of a vigilante killer who has been sending him cryptic invitations to join him, an effort that jeopardizes Taylor's livelihood, friends and mental health.

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Main Author: Bruen, Ken (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic, Inc., [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Bruen, Ken. Jack Taylor novels ; 10.
Subjects:
Taylor, Jack > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Alcoholics > Rehabilitation > Fiction.
Private investigators > Ireland > Galway (County) > Fiction.
Serial murder investigation > Fiction.
Vigilantes > Fiction.
Galway (Ireland : County) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Ireland.
Suspense fiction > Ireland.
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Summary:Juggling a precarious balance between his physical and addiction recovery efforts, former cop Jack Taylor investigates the work of a vigilante killer who has been sending him cryptic invitations to join him, an effort that jeopardizes Taylor's livelihood, friends and mental health.
Physical Description:280 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780802126078
0802126073
Author Notes:Ken Bruen was born in 1951 in Galway, Ireland. He was educated at Gormanston College, Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin where he earned a PhD. in metaphysics. He spent 25 years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Asia and South America. Ken Bruen's works include the well reeived White Trilogy and a book entitled The Guards, which won a Shamus Award .He also edited an anthology of stories set in Dublin entitled Dublin Noir. His writing speciality is crime fiction. Some of his other works include The Killing of the Tinkers, The Magdalen Martyrs, and The Dramatist and Priest, which was nominated for the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. Ken Bruen is also the recipient of the first David Loeb Gooodis Award in 2008 for his dedication to his art.

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