Jack Taylor The Guards, Book 1, (Paperback)

from asxz

Bruen's been in my radar for a while but this was my first. I loved it. Jack Taylor's an alcoholic but he loves to read and that's good enough for me. Riddled with psychos and corrupt cops and pedophiles and random acts of brutality, this was a treat. I'll look for the next couple in the series j...

from CharlesBoyd

Do you want to read a mystery that is fun, one you can blow through in a couple of hours? Ken Bruen's THE GUARDS is the one for you. His dialogue is killer. Funny, aggressive, witty. Jack Taylor is a former guard in Ireland, guard being what we in the USA would call a policeman. He solves crimes ...

from Romonko

This is the first book in the Jack Taylor series. I had seen the television series earlier this year, and I wanted to read this book to see if I enjoyed it as much as the TV series. The answer is a resounding yes. Jack Taylor knows Galway, Ireland like John Rebus knows his Edinburgh. And Jack Tay...

from CharlesBoyd

Do you want to read a mystery that is fun, one you can blow through in a couple of hours? Ken Bruen's THE GUARDS is the one for you. His dialogue is killer. Funny, aggressive, witty. Jack Taylor is a former guard in Ireland, guard being what we in the USA would call a policeman. He solves crimes ...

from LisaMaria_C

This is hard-boiled private detective with an Irish lilt--and alcoholic slur. Jack Taylor was once in the Garda Siochana--the Irish police--but self-destructed with the aid of drink. As he himself describes his life and behavior, "I could say it was the booze, but that's not true. There's a self-...