Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda
Siochana-The Guards, Ireland's police force-and staring at
the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack
Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to.
In his sober moments Jack aspires to become Ireland's best
private investigator, not to mention it's first-Irish
history, full of betrayal and espionage, discourages any
profession so closely related to informing. But in truth
Jack is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest
edges,
his memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his
prospects for the future nonexistent.
Nonexistent, that is, until a dazzling woman walks into the
bar with a strange request and a rumor about Jack's talent
for finding things. Odds are he won't be able to climb off
his barstool long enough to get involved with his radiant
new client, but when he surprises himself by getting hired,
Jack has little idea of what he's getting into.
Stark, violent, sharp, and funny, The Guards is an
exceptional novel, one that leaves you stunned and
breathless, flipping back to the beginning in a mad dash to
find Jack Taylor and enter his world all over again. It's
an
unforgettable story that's gritty, absorbing, and saturated
with the rough-edged rhythms of the Galway streets. Praised
by authors and critics around the globe, The Guards heralds
the arrival of an essential new novelist in contemporary
crime fiction.
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