{"product_id":"guards-book-ken-bruen-9780312320270","title":"The Guards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praised by authors and critics around the globe, \u003ci\u003eThe Guards\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in the Jack Taylor series and heralded the arrival of prominent Irish writer Ken Bruen as an essential voice in contemporary crime fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda Siochana--The Guards, Ireland's police force--and staring at the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to. In his sober moments Jack aspires to become Ireland's best private investigator, not to mention its first--Irish history, full of betrayal and espionage, discourages any profession so closely related to informing. But in truth Jack is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest edges, his memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his prospects for the future nonexistent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nonexistent, that is, until a dazzling woman walks into the bar with a strange request and a rumor about Jack's talent for finding things. Odds are he won't be able to climb off his barstool long enough to get involved with his radiant new client, but when he surprises himself by getting hired, Jack has little idea of what he's getting into.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stark, violent, sharp, and funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Guards\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptional novel, one that leaves you stunned and breathless, flipping back to the beginning in a mad dash to find Jack Taylor and enter his world all over again. It's an unforgettable story that's gritty, absorbing, and saturated with the rough-edged rhythms of the Galway streets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49522043191569,"sku":"GOR001858065","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49650849284369,"sku":"GOR004268852","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49675126964497,"sku":"CIN0312320272A","price":5.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49925712019729,"sku":"CIN0312320272G","price":5.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50282377609489,"sku":"CIN0312320272VG","price":5.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50304079331601,"sku":"GOR013091931","price":11.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51000836292881,"sku":"NIN9780312320270","price":21.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51252517306641,"sku":"GOR003444776","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0312320272.jpg?v=1750780461","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/guards-book-ken-bruen-9780312320270","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}