· Ken Bruen, born in Galway in , is the author of The Guards (), the highly acclaimed first Jack Taylor novel. He spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, S.E. Asia and South America/5. "The Guards" is another Bruen classic of Irish fatalism, a beautifully written novel of extremes and contradictions told in Bruen's staccato chapters and jarring prose. Jack Taylor is a retired cop from Galway, a private investigator where, according to Bruen's Taylor, "There are no private eyes in Ireland The concept brushes perilously close to the hated `informer'".Reviews: It's an unforgettable story that's gritty, absorbing, and saturated with the rough-edged rhythms of the Galway streets. Praised by authors and critics around the globe, The Guards heralds the arrival of an essential new novelist in contemporary crime fiction. Ken Bruen's The Guards is a Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel/5().
Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Guards. St. Martin's, Jan , , pp. ISBN: In Galway, Ireland, Ann Henderson visits finder (there are no private detectives in this country) Jack Taylor in his office, a table at Grogan's Pub. Jack is an alcoholic former Garda who was fired for hitting a VIP. Stream The Guards by Ken Bruen by Ulverscroft on desktop and mobile. Play over million tracks for free on SoundCloud. guards jack taylor 1 ken bruen is universally compatible later than any devices to read. Jack taylor is an irish mystery television drama based on the novels by ken bltadwin.ru in galway, it features iain glen in the eponymous role of jack taylor, a former officer with the garda síochána (national police) who becomes.
Chapter headers with quotes from here, there and everywhere--from popular mystery writers to classics. On top of all that, author Bruen writes about the disease of alcoholism with great accuracy and not a single maudlin note. The Guards reads like simultaneous gunshots to the head and the heart. Ken Bruen has been an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America. He has been a finalist for the Edgar and Anthony Awards, and has won a Macavity Award, a Barry Award, and two Shamus Awards for the Jack Taylor series. "The Guards" is another Bruen classic of Irish fatalism, a beautifully written novel of extremes and contradictions told in Bruen's staccato chapters and jarring prose. Jack Taylor is a retired cop from Galway, a private investigator where, according to Bruen's Taylor, "There are no private eyes in Ireland The concept brushes perilously close to the hated `informer'".
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