Priest

Ken Bruen's novel takes us down some dark and mysterious roads where Irish angst meets 21st-century reality in a gripping story of guilt and redemption.

Independent on Sunday

Bruen writes tight, urgent, powerful prose, his dialogue is harsh and authentic and Jack Taylor has become one of today's most interesting shamuses.

The Times

... An intensely dark maelstrom ... excellent.

www.marymartin.com.au

Bruen should be valued as one of the most challenging and memorable writers in the genre at the moment.

www.reviewingtheevidence.com

Ken Bruen is finally getting his due...Priest is grimy, brooding, pawkily funny and wholly original. Great.

The Observer

Grim and elegiac by turns, Bruen is a distinctive talent who has integrated his inner fury and American noir influences to establish a powerful, original and controversial presence.

Guardian

Tightly structured, compelling ... You don't want to meet Jack Taylor in person, ever, but if you're a big crime fan, you do want to read every book he features in.

Irish Times

Gritty and unsettling. A good read.

Nottingham Evening Post

Priest makes for an enjoyable if slightly melodramatic read and marks the welcome return of a fine writer.

Ireland on Sunday

Priest is hardboiled in the best way, unforgiving and unforgettable.

Sunday Tribune

Sharp, punch and unsettling, Priest is a masterpiece.

Peterborough Evening Telegraph

... Brilliantly executed and full of significant popular allusion and Irish attitude.

Western Daily Press

Bruen's tightly coiled prose strikes like a piss-soaked rattler.

Capital

... Totally absorbing ... a highly recommended read.

Irish Independent