Jack Taylor The Killing of the Tinkers, Book 2, (Paperback)

from CLStern

Hard boiled and poetic.

from Romonko

Ken Bruen is an author of few words. His Jack Taylor books are short, succinct and directly to the point, and let me tell you, a lot happens in between the covers of his books. Jack Taylor is my new favourite anti-hero. He's a hard drinking, hard-scrabble and surprisingly literary PI who lives in...

from mrtall

This was an interesting read. Bruen has some serious talent, producing a very tight, evocative murder mystery. He writes in a highly compressed, dialog-driven style that's the product of a good ear and hard writing. Bruen's protagonist is memorable, but not entirely for the right reasons. He's to...

from bcquinnsmom

"Killing of the Tinkers" starts with the return of Jack Taylor from London. If you've read The Guards (the first novel in the series), then you're aware that at the end of that book, Taylor had sworn off drinking and had gone to London for a change. Well, now he's back, and has fallen off the wag...

from msf59

Tinkers, also known as travellers, are a traditionally nomadic people. In Galway Ireland, someone is targeting and brutally murdering these "celtic gypsies". Enter Jack Taylor, freshly returned from an extended visit in London, bringing back a "leather coat and a coke habit". He is hired by a tin...