The Guards by Ken Bruen

The Guards by Ken Bruen

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Summary

Mourning the death of his father, former detective Jack Taylor is slowly drinking himself into oblivion when he is asked to investigate a teenage suicide. Plunged into a dangerous confrontation with a powerful businessman and the Irish police, he finds that all is not as simple as it at first seemed.

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The Guards by Ken Bruen

The first title in the acclaimed and bestselling crime series featuring Jack Taylor, a disgraced former police detective from Galway. Mourning the death of his father, Jack is slowly drinking himself into oblivion when he is asked to investigate a teenage suicide. Plunged into a dangerous confrontation with a powerful businessman and with the Irish police - The Guards - who have an unhealthy interest in Jack's past, he finds that all is not as simple as it at first seemed and a dark conspiracy unfolds.
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.
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ISBN 13 9780863224102
ISBN 10 0863224105
Title The Guards
Author Ken Bruen
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published 2010-07-01
Number of pages 304
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