The Dramatist: A Jack Taylor Novel - Softcover

Ken Bruen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863223869 ISBN 13: 9780863223860

Publisher: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The impossible has happened: Jack Taylor is living clean and dating a mature woman. Rumour suggests he is even attending mass... The accidental deaths of two students appear random, tragic events, except that in each case a copy of a book by John Millington Synge is found beneath the body. Jack begins to believe that 'The Dramatist', a calculating killer, is out there, enticing him to play. As the case twists and turns Jack's refuge, the city of Galway, now demands he sacrifice the only love he's maintained, and while Iraq burns, he seems a step away from the abyss.

The fourth Jack Taylow novel.

About this title

Review:

" Ken Bruen is hard to resist, with his aching Irish heart, silvery tongue and bleak noir sensibility... [Bruen] writes with extraordinary delicacy about a man driven to acts of violence out of wild grief and fierce sense of guilt." -- Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review"
" [Bruen' s] Jack Taylor series is Grade-A Galway Noir... Bruen provides an insightful tour of a fast-changing Ireland" -- Richard Lipez, "The ""Washington"" Post"
" Bruen's tommy-gun prose, lacerating dialogue and hard-boiled world view combine here, as before, to provide entertainment of high order in dealing with low instincts. Forget all gauzy notions of the Emerald Isle-- this stuff is black Irish." -- Ron Givens, "New York"" Daily News"
" Bruen's books are always well worth the effort." -- Harper Barnes, "The ""St. Louis"" Post-Dispatch"
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" It's Taylor himself, dangerous, disgraced cop, that we want to read about.... If you haven't discovered Bruen yet, what are you waiting for?" -- Jane Dickinson, "Rocky Mountain News"
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" You'll want to pray at the stunning conclusions of The Dramatist... Bruen's talent shines." -- Michelle Ross, "Cleveland Plain Dealer"""
" The same great mix of curmudgeonly observations and unpredictable cultural references that has won Bruen a devoted cadre of fans." -- "Booklist"
" "
" There is a darkness about Bruen's Ireland that never lifts. The spare writing is brutal in itsdepiction of modern depression, social malaise, and total lack of hope." -- "Library Journal"

"Ken Bruen is hard to resist, with his aching Irish heart, silvery tongue and bleak noir sensibility [Bruen] writes with extraordinary delicacy about a man driven to acts of violence out of wild grief and fierce sense of guilt."--Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review"

"[Bruen's] Jack Taylor series is Grade-A Galway Noir Bruen provides an insightful tour of a fast-changing Ireland" --Richard Lipez, "The ""Washington"" Post"

"Bruen's tommy-gun prose, lacerating dialogue and hard-boiled world view combine here, as before, to provide entertainment of high order in dealing with low instincts. Forget all gauzy notions of the Emerald Isle--this stuff is black Irish." --Ron Givens, "New York"" Daily News"

"Bruen's books are always well worth the effort."--Harper Barnes, "The ""St. Louis"" Post-Dispatch"
" "
"It's Taylor himself, dangerous, disgraced cop, that we want to read about. If you haven't discovered Bruen yet, what are you waiting for?" --Jane Dickinson, "Rocky Mountain News"
" "
"You'll want to pray at the stunning conclusions of The Dramatist Bruen's talent shines."--Michelle Ross, "Cleveland Plain Dealer"""

"The same great mix of curmudgeonly observations and unpredictable cultural references that has won Bruen a devoted cadre of fans." --"Booklist"
" "
"There is a darkness about Bruen's Ireland that never lifts. The spare writing is brutal in its depiction of modern depression, social malaise, and total lack of hope." --"Library Journal""

Ken Bruen is hard to resist, with his aching Irish heart, silvery tongue and bleak noir sensibility [Bruen] writes with extraordinary delicacy about a man driven to acts of violence out of wild grief and fierce sense of guilt. "Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review"

[Bruen's] Jack Taylor series is Grade-A Galway Noir Bruen provides an insightful tour of a fast-changing Ireland "Richard Lipez, The Washington Post"

Bruen's tommy-gun prose, lacerating dialogue and hard-boiled world view combine here, as before, to provide entertainment of high order in dealing with low instincts. Forget all gauzy notions of the Emerald Isle--this stuff is black Irish. "Ron Givens, New York Daily News"

Bruen's books are always well worth the effort. "Harper Barnes, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

It's Taylor himself, dangerous, disgraced cop, that we want to read about. If you haven't discovered Bruen yet, what are you waiting for? "Jane Dickinson, Rocky Mountain News"

You'll want to pray at the stunning conclusions of The Dramatist Bruen's talent shines. "Michelle Ross, Cleveland Plain Dealer"

The same great mix of curmudgeonly observations and unpredictable cultural references that has won Bruen a devoted cadre of fans. "Booklist"

There is a darkness about Bruen's Ireland that never lifts. The spare writing is brutal in its depiction of modern depression, social malaise, and total lack of hope. "Library Journal""

"Ken Bruen is hard to resist, with his aching Irish heart, silvery tongue and bleak noir sensibility...[Bruen] writes with extraordinary delicacy about a man driven to acts of violence out of wild grief and fierce sense of guilt." --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

"[Bruen's] Jack Taylor series is Grade-A Galway Noir...Bruen provides an insightful tour of a fast-changing Ireland" --Richard Lipez, The Washington Post

"Bruen's tommy-gun prose, lacerating dialogue and hard-boiled world view combine here, as before, to provide entertainment of high order in dealing with low instincts. Forget all gauzy notions of the Emerald Isle--this stuff is black Irish." --Ron Givens, New York Daily News

"Bruen's books are always well worth the effort." --Harper Barnes, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"It's Taylor himself, dangerous, disgraced cop, that we want to read about....If you haven't discovered Bruen yet, what are you waiting for?" --Jane Dickinson, Rocky Mountain News

"You'll want to pray at the stunning conclusions of The Dramatist...Bruen's talent shines." --Michelle Ross, Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The same great mix of curmudgeonly observations and unpredictable cultural references that has won Bruen a devoted cadre of fans." --Booklist

"There is a darkness about Bruen's Ireland that never lifts. The spare writing is brutal in its depiction of modern depression, social malaise, and total lack of hope." --Library Journal

About the Author:

Ken Bruen (born 1951) is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction. His books have been widely translated and adapted for the screen. He lives in Galway.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0863223869
• ISBN 13: 9780863223860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288