Author: Ken Bruen
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Mystery, Crime, Fiction, Thriller
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9780802125460
0802125468 |
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Ken Bruen, the "Godfather of the modern Irish crime novel" (Irish Independent), is beloved for his black humor, verse-like prose, and irascible protagonist Jack Taylor, an ex-cop who is as addicted to trouble as he is to Jameson, pills, and pop culture.
In The Emerald Lie, the latest terror to be visited upon the dark Galway streets arrives in a most unusual form: a Cambridge graduate who becomes murderous over split infinitives, dangling modifiers, and any other sign of bad grammar. Meanwhile, Jack is approached by a grieving father with a pocketful of cash on offer if Jack will help exact revenge on those responsible for his daughter's brutal rape and murder. Though hesitant to get involved, Jack agrees to get a read on the likely perpetrators. But Jack is soon derailed by the reappearance of Emily (previous alias: Emerald), the chameleon-like young woman who joined forces with Jack to take down her pedophile father in Green Hell and who remains passionate, clever, and utterly homicidal. She will use any sort of coercion to get Jack to conspire with her against the serial killer the Garda have nicknamed "the Grammarian," but her most destructive obsession just might be Jack himself.
This book is part of the "Jack Taylor" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Ghosts of Galway"
First published in 2017
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 | "Purgatory"
First published in 2013
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 | "The Devil"
First published in 2010
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 | "Sanctuary"
First published in 2008
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 | "Cross"
First published in 2007
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 | "Priest"
First published in 2006
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 | "The Magdalen Martyrs"
First published in 2003
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 | "The Guards"
First published in 2001
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 | "The Dramatist"
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 | "Headstone"
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 | "Green Hell"
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