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  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409085461
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

Priest




Set in Galway, Ireland, a dark controversial novel by a new crime-writing star.

Ireland, awash in cash and greed, no longer turns to the Church for solace or comfort. But the decapitation of Father Joyce in a Galway church horrifies even the most jaded citizen.
Jack Taylor, devastated by the recent trauma of personal loss, has always believed himself to be beyond salvation. But a new job offers a fresh start, and an unexpected partnership makes him hope that his one desperate vision - of family - might yet be fulfilled. An eerie mix of exorcism, a predatory stalker, and an unlikely attraction conspires to lure him into a murderous web of dark conspiracies. The spectre of a child haunts every waking moment.
Bleak, unsettling and totally original, Ken Bruen's writing captures the brooding landscape of Irish society at a time of social and economic upheaval. Here is evidence of an unmistakeable literary talent.

  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409085461
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

About the author

Ken Bruen

Ken Bruen was born in Galway. He spent 25 years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, South East Asia and South America, and holds a doctorate in metaphysics.

His earlier Jack Taylor novels are published by Brandon Press in Ireland and have won numerous awards including the Shamus and the Macavity Awards.

He now lives in Galway city with his wife and daughter.

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Praise for Priest

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

www.marymartin.com.au

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

Western Daily Press

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

Irish Independent

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

Sunday Tribune

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

Ireland on Sunday

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

www.reviewingtheevidence.com

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

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

Capital

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

Gritty and unsettling. A good read.

Nottingham Evening Post

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

The Observer

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

Sharp, punch and unsettling, Priest is a masterpiece.

Peterborough Evening Telegraph

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