Jack Taylor: Purgatory (Hardcover)

from Beamis12

Jack Taylor is one of the most original characters in fiction. He is an ex-guard, a crusty and dark and cynical individual, a good friend to a few, bad news to those who cross him or the ones he loves, he loves to read and a friend keeps his apartment stocked with novels. Though he once had every...

from kerns222

Bruen has matured and does more than shovel despondent wretchedness at you as he ages Taylor (complete with hearing aid). Many lit, music, contemporary references, murders, binges, and Dublin on its last legs, but hope is not completely lost as in the earlier books. I need a star on the horizon t...

from AHS-Wolfy

Jack Taylor is in a relatively calm place. Recovering from events of the previous book he's off the drink and drugs and he's even given up smoking. Those that have spent time with Jack previously will know that things are about to change and not for the better. This 10th instalment in the series ...

from brokenangelkisses

I like narratives with a distinctive voice. That said, I find narrators with a truly distinctive voice can take a bit of getting used to. My first perusal of the opening pages of Ken Bruen's 'Purgatory' didn't inspire me to read further and I let most of a month slip by, reading other things, unt...