Review:
Elmore Leonard with a harder Irish edge -- Irish Mail on Sunday, April 15, 2007
If you managed to somehow miss Eight Ball Boogie, do yourself a
favour and catch The Big O. It's faster than a stray bullet, wittier than
Oscar Wilde and written by a talent destined for fame. -- Irish Examiner, May 12, 2007
Irish thrillers don't get much more hard-boiled than this gritty,
violent and wildly hilarious Dublin-based kidnap caper ... an out-and-out
original, with crackling dialogue and sharp wit, it's a more than worthy
follow-up to Declan Burke's deservedly lauded debut, Eight Ball Boogie. -- Irish Independent, May 5, 2007
The Big O, is an exhilarating, hilarious and unmistakably Irish
escapade in crime fiction ... a very funny thriller, packed tight with
cracking moments and sizzling dialogue.
-- Village Magazine, May 3, 2007
From the Back Cover:
PRAISE FOR THE BIG O "Declan Burke’s The Big O is one of the sharpest, wittiest, and most unusual, Irish crime novels of recent years."--John Connolly, author of The Unquiet "A plot that takes off at a blistering pace and never lets up. The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humor."?Ken Bruen, author of The Guards "Declan Burke’s The Big O has everything you want in a crime novel: machine-gun dialogue, unforgettable characters, and a wicked plot. Think George V. Higgins in Ireland on speed."?Jason Starr, author of The Follower "No such thing as coincidence! Don’t tell that to the glorious band of cast-offs and misfits that populate the pages of Declan Burke’s uncanny The Big O. With a deft touch, Burke pulls together a cross-genre plot that’s part hard-boiled caper, part thriller, part classic noir, and flat out fun. From first page to last, The Big O grabs hold and won’t let go."?Reed Farrel Coleman, author of The James Deans. "It’s hard to praise The Big O highly enough. Excellent writing, great characters, superb storytelling?all played out at a ferocious tempo. By turns it’s dark, funny, moving, brutal, tender and twisted. A book that makes one hell of an impact. More Declan Burke please."?Allan Guthrie, author of Savage Night
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