The Guards
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A Brilliant new crime series by a major new Irish writer.Mourning the death of his father, disgraced ex-policeman Jack Taylor is slowly drinking his way to oblivion in Galway when he's asked to investigate the apparent suicide of a young woman. His investigations lead him into confrontations with a sexual conspiracy involving some of the city's wealthy and powerful men, and with his own demons. The story is by turn humorous, violent, and moving. It is one of the first crime books ever set in Ireland, and is the first in a series featuring Jack Taylor.
Author: Ken Bruen
Format: Paperback, 248 pages, 130mm x 200mm, 203 g
Published: 2002, Duffy and Snellgrove, Australia
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
A Brilliant new crime series by a major new Irish writer.Mourning the death of his father, disgraced ex-policeman Jack Taylor is slowly drinking his way to oblivion in Galway when he's asked to investigate the apparent suicide of a young woman. His investigations lead him into confrontations with a sexual conspiracy involving some of the city's wealthy and powerful men, and with his own demons. The story is by turn humorous, violent, and moving. It is one of the first crime books ever set in Ireland, and is the first in a series featuring Jack Taylor.
The Guards