A Fifth of Bruen: Early Fiction of Ken Bruen
 Best Mystery Writer Today: Every story from the first to the latest written by Ken Bruen has never disappointed me. He is the best writer of this style today. I read everything he writes and recommend it to all my contacts. early bruen: This is a must [... more]
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A Fifth Of Bruen: Early Fiction Of Ken Bruen
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$6.38
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American Skin: A Novel
See Moniker's Review: On page 179 a minor character's name changes from Bob to Bill. Lest you think it was a mere typo, "Bill" is then mentioned by name five times on p. 179. Then his name changes back to Bob. A nitpick on my part? Maybe. But [... more]
$24.95
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Once Were Cops: A Novel
Too dark for me: The other reviews have covered pretty well the plot of Once Were Cops, so I'll leave that as it stands. Ken Bruen writes in a gritty, spare style that is a sort of minimalist art. Once Were Cops is my first Bruen and I have to say it was [... more]
$22.95
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Vixen (Brant)
Very well done.: This is a continuation of White Trilogy/Blitz series. As always, there is Bruen's precise, spare writing, which remind me just a bit of McBain, which lets you get to know the characters without excessive description. He characters are [... more]
$14.45
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Calibre (Inspector Brant Series)
Noir as a Blunt Instrument: It's impossible to categorize Ken Bruen. His jarring, disjointed chronicles of crime follow no convention, and while his respect for the masters of pulp fiction: McBain Chandler Thompson is faithfully imbedded in his prose, [... more]
$12.95
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Bust (Hard Case Crime)
Gritty book full of despicable characters! Exactly what it should be...: BUST is a never-before-published book in the Hard Case Crime series. Hard Case Crime books contains classic crime novels as well as new thrillers. One thing all these stories have [... more]
$6.99
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Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir
Black Diamonds: What a terrific anthology - kudo's to editor/author Duane Swierczynski for compiling this collection of short stories that define noir - hardboiled gems written with cracked asphalt and broken beer bottles; brown paper bags with cold cash [... more]
$18.00
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The Magdalen Martyrs (Jack Taylor Series)
A Solid Third Entry Into the Jack Taylor Series: After reading The Guards a few years ago I have been avidly reading any and all of Ken Bruen's work I can get my hands on. His follow up to The Guards, The Killing of the Tinkers was just as good and fast [... more]
$13.95
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The Dramatist
The headline is Taylor sober and nicotine free: It's the writing tha makes Bruen so enjoyable. The stories of descent into hell via alcohol, cigs, and bad behavior are engrossing, but Bruen's ability to write his way into greatness is his skill. Jack [... more]
$49.95
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The Dramatist: A Novel
The headline is Taylor sober and nicotine free: It's the writing tha makes Bruen so enjoyable. The stories of descent into hell via alcohol, cigs, and bad behavior are engrossing, but Bruen's ability to write his way into greatness is his skill. Jack [... more]
$22.95
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The Killing of the Tinkers (Brandon Originals)
Jack Taylor comes home: After an aborted stay in London, Jack Taylor returns to Galway, still an alcoholic, but now also supporting a drug habit. That doesn't stop him from getting involved in attempting to solve a series of murders of tinkers (gypsies) [... more]
$11.69
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