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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the Jack Taylor Mysteries series:Cross: A Novel (Jack Taylor Mysteries)by Ken Bruen
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Jack Taylor brings death and pain to everyone he loves.
His only hope of redemption — his surrogate son, Cody — is lying in the hospital in a coma. At least he still has Ridge, his old friend from the Guards, though theirs is an unorthodox relationship. When she tells him that a boy has been crucified in Galway city, he agrees to help her search for the killer. Jack's investigations take him to many of his old haunts where he encounters ghosts, both dead and living. Everyone wants something from him, but Jack is not sure he has anything left to give. Maybe he should disappear — pocket his money and get the hell out of Galway like everyone else seems to be doing. But when the sister of the murdered boy is burned to death, Jack decides he must hunt down the killer, if only to administer his own brand of justice. Review:"In Shamus-winner Bruen's brilliant sixth Jack Taylor novel (after 2007's Priest), the tormented Galway detective feels like a ghost in a newly prosperous city that little resembles his birthplace. Years of alcoholic dissipation have taken their toll. Jack's apprentice and surrogate son, Cody, lies in hospital, the victim of bullets meant for Jack. His only real friend is Ridge, a lesbian Ban Gardai (female cop), and their relationship is a complicated mixture of affection and hostility. Jack decides to cut his losses and move to America, but first he agrees to help Ridge solve a series of heinous murders. A young man's crucifixion is followed by his sister being burned to death. As Jack investigates, he squares off against a 20-year-old girl whose grief over her religious fanatic mother's death in a hit-and-run accident has become a black insanity that demands biblical vengeance. Bruen riffs on different meanings and implications of the word cross throughout, and his insights into pain, loss and Irishness are unforgettable." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"[A]n amazing portrait of a peculiarly Irish form of despair, and nary a page passes without a memorably mordant laugh, a wonderful turn of phrase, or an aphorism that any crime fan will want to share with another devotee." Booklist (Starred Review) Review:"An Irish Dirty Harry....It takes a few pages to get into the rhythm of Bruen's Irish slang, but Cross soon sucks you into the dark, gritty streets of Galway. (Grade: B+)" Entertainment Weekly Review:"Though Bruen sometimes nudges noir into bathos, this is dark-side stuff from a master." Kirkus Reviews Review:"Shamus and Macavity Award winner Bruen should be taken in small doses, as his idea of 'noir' may be too dark for most." Library Journal Synopsis:Jack Taylor investigates a gruesome crucifixion in Galway, in the fifth entry in this critically acclaimed, award-winning series. About the AuthorKen Bruen 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. He lives in Galway, Ireland. Visit his website at www.kenbruen.com. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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