Eight-ball Boogie - Softcover

Burke, Declan

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229 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903305071 ISBN 13: 9781903305072

Publisher: Sitric Books, 2003

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Harry Rigby, a private investigator in the west of Ireland, is having a rough time of it. His relationship with girlfriend Denise is on the rocks, and he's hitting the bottle. To make things worse, he's just heard that his long-lost brother, the amoral, thuggish Gonzo, is out of prison and looking for him. Fresh from unmasking Jessica Fletcher as a serial killer, Harry turns his attention to the untimely death of the wife of local politician Tony Sheridan. Was her death the work of an unholy trinity of loyalist gunmen, a rogue Garda and Gonzo? Or are there even more sinister forces at play? Flashing with razor-sharp wit, black humour and edgy, fast-paced plotting, Eight-Ball Boogie is an enthralling page-turner that marks the debut of a fresh, potent new talent in Irish crime fiction.

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Review:

"Eight Ball Boogie proves to be that rare commodity, a first novel
that reads as if it were penned by a writer in mid-career ... (it) marks
the arrival of a new master of suspense on the literary scene." -- Hank Wagner, Mystery Scene

"I have seen the future of Irish crime fiction and its name is
Declan Burke. Here is talent writ large - mesmerizing, literate, smart and
gripping." -- Ken Bruen, author of The Guards

"Rigby resembles the gin-soaked love child of Rosalind Russell and
William Powell ... a wild ride worth taking."
-- Frank Sennett, Booklist Reviews

About the Author:

Declan Burke has published three other novels; The Big O (2007), Absolute Zero Cool (2011) and Slaughter's Hound (2012).

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