Headstone: A Jack Taylor Novel Audiobook

" An excellent thriller, dark and totally scary. The writing is so understated and the prose so expertly done that it leaves you reeling in shock at what's happening in the story. A fantastic read if you love dark, thrillers. Not gory, bloody, but psychologically scary and riveting. The language of place and the insights into local world view are bonuses on top of the great characters and story. "

" Bruen is beyond great. His books are brutal but so good. Can there be a character more pitiable than Jack Taylor? Whenever I see one of Bruen's books in the library I don't even think about it. A must read. "

" Grim and gripping. "

" It's been a while since I've sought out and read an entire series back to back -- not since the Banks noels of Peter Robinson. These Jack Taylor novels, with one exception, were totally addictive. By setting them in Galway, Bruen gives us witness to its change from a remote Irish community to one fully in the 21st century, changes not aways to the good. With big city problems. Jack Taylor, approaching 50, lifelong resident, does not aways wrap up cases at the end of each book, rendering the series as more one long Dickensian serial than individual standalones. They do need to be read in sequence, since references abound to earlier installments, and Jack's observations of Galway's alteration build as they progress. These are brutal, funny, at times viscous. Not always by a felon, Taylor, Bruen's book loving, music appreciating, jaded former Garda dispenses his own justice but is quintessentially the essence of an Irish soul. "

" Jack Taylor, all attitude, all the time, with some killing and moral/theological questions intertwined. All in a days work for the fabulous Mr. Bruen. "

" A nice return to form after "The Devil". "

" This was my introduction to noir poet Ken Bruen, and I will be diving into his prolific writings immediately. The latest in the Jack Taylor series, Bruen peels back the veneer of Galway and shows the machinations of the idyllic seaside town through real and broken people who love it. Jack Taylor is a hard drinking man who believes "law is for the courthouse and justice is served in the alleyways," a dinosaur relic in our ethically wobbly times. With a verbal economy verging on poetry and a masterful eye for human character, Bruen is a force of nature and his latest novel with the Mysterious Press is a treasure. If you haven't read him before, like myself, you'll be kicking yourself for waiting so long. "

" terrible and vulgar....I walked away after reading 100 pages "

" I finished the book and have read others in this series. What more can the author do to Jack Taylor and still keep him alive? The plots all have a sameness about them, but Bruen tells a great story, nevertheless. "

" Bruen had me at "Priest" but then it faded. But he's back with "Headstone"--raw Galway. "

" probably mean to give only 4 stars. bruen out and out amongst the very very best of modern hard boiled noir. "

" Wow......Bruen continues to amaze. "

" My first foray into the disturbing and dark world of Jack Taylor. Since this is the 9th in the series, I am hoping that Jack gets sober before he completely self destructs. The plot is OK, but the development of the character is impossible to resist. "

" As always with Ken Bruen, excellent. "

" Best of the Jack Taylor series! "

" the #9 is the giveaway... moments of enjoyment here but all in all, this series has run its course... cant comment if one hadn't read the books in order but I assume the real charm is in the earlier books in the series. "