Green hell
"As the first truly noir Irish crime writer, Bruen remains the best (or, at least, my favorite) of a large contingent that includes some of the most outstanding mystery writers working today, including Stuart Neville, Adrian McKinty, and the wonderful (if less dark) John Connolly, among many others,...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Bruen, Ken. Jack Taylor novels ;
11. |
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| Summary: | "As the first truly noir Irish crime writer, Bruen remains the best (or, at least, my favorite) of a large contingent that includes some of the most outstanding mystery writers working today, including Stuart Neville, Adrian McKinty, and the wonderful (if less dark) John Connolly, among many others, every one of whom I admire. Bruen's unique style, which looks like concrete poetry on the page, is merely the beginning of his powerful works, led by the Jack Taylor series. In Taylor we have in Irish crime fiction the first really tough ex-cop who drinks whiskey as if Prohibition will be announced in 24 hours, who dresses like a bum, whose sense of humor is visceral, thinks political correctness is an illness, and whose sense of justice is his own -- fair and honest but not identical to the legal system. In Green Hell, he goes after a highly respected professor who savagely preys on female students. His dedication to vigilante justice is more than matched by Emerald, a young goth who takes even Jack by surprise with her efficiency and immediacy."--From publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | "Including a biography of Jack Taylor by Boru Kennedy." |
| Physical Description: | 232 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780802123565 0802123562 |
| Author Notes: | Ken Bruen received a doctorate in metaphysics, taught English in Africa, and then became a crime novelist. The critically acclaimed author of the Jack Taylor series and The White Trilogy , he is the recipient of two Barry Awards and two Shamus Awards and has twice been a finalist for the Edgar Award. He lives in Galway, Ireland. |
