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Jack Taylor has finally traded in his violent life in Galway for a quiet retirement in the country.But on a day trip back into the city, Jack is hit by a truck and left in a coma, mysteriously without a scratch on him.
When he awakens weeks later, he finds Ireland in a frenzy over the so-called 'Miracle of Galway'. People have become convinced that the two children who tended to him are saintly, and the site of the accident sacred. The Catholic Church isn't so sure, and Jack is commissioned to help find the children - to verify the miracle or expose the stunt.
But Jack isn't the only one looking for these children, and he'll need all the help he can get - and a stiff drink of Jameson - once he finds them.
Praise for Ken Bruen:'Bruen is an Emerald Noir maestro' -
DUBLIN SUNDAY INDEPENDENT'The best-kept literary secret in Ireland' -
INDEPENDENT'One of Ireland's most original voices in crime fiction' -
IRISH INDEPENDENT'Bruen's visceral writing and anger brings a fierce, almost surreal intensity to this mad story of a heretical book that turns up in Galway' -
METRO
About the author
Ken Bruen is one of the most prominent Irish crime writers of the last two decades. He received a doctorate in metaphysics, taught English in South Africa, and then became a crime novelist. He is the recipient of two Barry Awards, two Shamus Awards and has twice been a finalist for the Edgar Award. He lives in Galway, Ireland.
Summary
Jack Taylor has finally traded in his violent life in Galway for a quiet retirement in the country.
But on a day trip back into the city, Jack is hit by a truck and left in a coma, mysteriously without a scratch on him.
When he awakens weeks later, he finds Ireland in a frenzy over the so-called 'Miracle of Galway'. People have become convinced that the two children who tended to him are saintly, and the site of the accident sacred. The Catholic Church isn't so sure, and Jack is commissioned to help find the children - to verify the miracle or expose the stunt.
But Jack isn't the only one looking for these children, and he'll need all the help he can get - and a stiff drink of Jameson - once he finds them.
Praise for Ken Bruen:
'Bruen is an Emerald Noir maestro' - DUBLIN SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
'The best-kept literary secret in Ireland' - INDEPENDENT
'One of Ireland's most original voices in crime fiction' - IRISH INDEPENDENT
'Bruen's visceral writing and anger brings a fierce, almost surreal intensity to this mad story of a heretical book that turns up in Galway' - METRO
Foreword
An apparent miracle unleashes a lethal chain of events in the life of Jack Taylor, ex-cop turned private eye.
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An enjoyable read, funny in parts and gripping - Jack is a character you'll continue to root for
