The Magdalen Martyrs Audiobook (Unabridged)

" coke snorting booze swilling knee cap shooting good ol irish fun. great book / music references as well. "

" More Jack bashing which is generally a good thing but I can't help thinking things need to change as it might wear a bit thin soon. "

" Intense. Plays into the abusive situation in Catholic convents in Ireland. "

" I don't much like detective novels but this one deserves a long afternoon off work with a hot toddy and the phone turned off. I'd take Ken Bruen novels on any trip with me. "

" If you haven't read Ken Bruen, you have a treat in store. Great noir writer from Ireland. His Jack Taylor character is wonderful, a depressed alcoholic ex-cop to whom the downtrodden come to find lost loved ones. Great antihero. "

" Powerful Jack Taylor story by the best hard boiled Irish writer alive today. Involves abuse in the Roman Catholic-supported Magdalen laundries. "

" This is my third Jack Taylor novel on the bounce, and Bruen hasn't put a foot wrong in any of them. Now for number four. "

" This one was a little bit more slow-going for me, but same old Jack Taylor! "

" This Jack Taylor book is longer and feels slightly more "organised" than the previous ones. It didn't captivate me quite as much either - not sure if it was just this book or that the novelty value of KB's unusual style has worn off somewhat. "

" steeped heavily in irish history and culture, ken bruen writes heavy shit very gently. i read half of this book while hungover on the train home on a stormy day. it couldnt have complimented the trip better. "

" Such a wretch! I'm quite impressed at the author's willingness to push toward anti-hero. "

" Disturbing, genius writing. With just a few words Bruen conjures up horrors that haunted me long after I'd finished the book. "

" Bruen always manages to bring together a story that's searingly raw and vivid while still allowing for shreds of humanity to hold it together - an excellent noir stylist and terrifically insightful to boot. "

" The third installment in the Jack Taylor series and so far, the best. The Magdalen martyrs are mostly an excuse here, for it's all about Jack Taylor, the former garda but he's such a fun! His wit, his love for books, music and whiskey make him a great companion, worth the reading. "

" Ken Bruen writes about a conflicted soul in Jack Taylor, but a soul who stuggles to get by in life. The story meshes for me in way that is hard to define, but makes me want to know more about Jack. I will continue to read this series and love Ken Bruen's style. "

" I liked it. Quirky..but good writing, I thought. "

" This guy's writing is going down easier, like an aged whiskey. (Just had to throw in the alcohol allusion.) I think that the author is getting more comfortable with the protaganist and,as a result, so is the reader. I'm reading them in chronological order, which is more or less a must. "

" More Jack bashing which is generally a good thing but I can't help thinking things need to change as it might wear a bit thin soon. "

" Intense. Plays into the abusive situation in Catholic convents in Ireland. "

" Jack Taylor gets more entertaining as Bruen gets darker. This one is haunting. "

" This guy's writing is going down easier, like an aged whiskey. (Just had to throw in the alcohol allusion.) I think that the author is getting more comfortable with the protaganist and,as a result, so is the reader. I'm reading them in chronological order, which is more or less a must. "

" I liked it. Quirky..but good writing, I thought. "

" I don't much like detective novels but this one deserves a long afternoon off work with a hot toddy and the phone turned off. I'd take Ken Bruen novels on any trip with me. "

" This Jack Taylor book is longer and feels slightly more "organised" than the previous ones. It didn't captivate me quite as much either - not sure if it was just this book or that the novelty value of KB's unusual style has worn off somewhat. "

" Powerful Jack Taylor story by the best hard boiled Irish writer alive today. Involves abuse in the Roman Catholic-supported Magdalen laundries. "

" The third installment in the Jack Taylor series and so far, the best. The Magdalen martyrs are mostly an excuse here, for it's all about Jack Taylor, the former garda but he's such a fun! His wit, his love for books, music and whiskey make him a great companion, worth the reading. "