The Guards by Ken Bruen
Advance Praise for Ken Bruen and The GuardsThe Guards blew me away. It's dark, funny, and moving--just for starters. With a sharp eye and a lyrical voice, Ken Bruen takes us on a powerful odyssey through the mean streets of Galway, straight into the Irish heart. Bruen's tale is a potent draft of desire and hopelessness, conviction and surrender, inadvertent heroism and unexpected grace. This is mystery writing of a high order.--T. Jefferson Parker, author of Black Water and Silent Joe
The Guards is a wonderful book, wrenching and real, fast, funny and wise in every sense. Why the hell haven't I heard of Ken Bruen before? He's a terrific writer and The Guards is one of the most mesmerizing works of crime fiction I've ever read. I'm going to read the rest of his work now, so don't bother me for a while. And when he's got a new one, send it to me quick. This guy is the real thing.--James W. Hall, author of Blackwater Sound
The Guards is raw, hard, bitter, and amazing. It's got that ancient feel to it, as of a primal story being retold with a fine, careless Irish swagger. It's as if Bruen made up his mind to tell us this story whether we wanted to hear it or not. Oh, we do. For sure.--Jon A. Jackson, author of Badger Games
The Guards is an astounding novel, a poetic account of a desperation as deep and cold as the North Sea, retribution, and resurrection. It's so good I can't think of it as a crime novel. It's a fine book with some crimes.--James Crumley, author of The Final Country
The Guards is a pint and a half of perfect book. Make it this year's specialty of the house.--Boston Teran, author of The Prince of Deadly Weapons
The Guardskicked my ass--it's up there with the best. If Elmore Leonard got together with James Joyce to write a Spencer novel, this is what you'd get!--David Means, author of Assorted Fire Events
Ken Bruen was nominated for nearly every major award in the mystery field (and won the Shamus Award) for his book The Guards, the first in his series about Jack Taylor and his first book to be published in the United States. In addition to his work as a novelist, Bruen has a Ph.D. in metaphysics and spent 25 years as a teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America. The author of the first original novel ever published in the prestigious Vintage/Black Lizard line (Hard Feelings), Jason Starr has won raves for his work from publications ranging from The New York Times to Entertainment Weekly, which compared him to Jim Thompson and James M. Cain. In 2004, he received the Barry Award for his novel Tough Luck, and in 2005 he won the Anthony Award for Twisted City. He also writes comics for Marvel and DC, as well as original graphic novels. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312303556 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312303556 |
| Title | The Guards |
| Author | Ken Bruen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Minotaur Books |
| Year published | 2003-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Macavity Award (Novel) 2004 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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