Book #22 The Ghosts of Galway

The Ghosts of Galway by Ken Bruen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It has been a seventeen year journey. Jack Taylor first appeared in The Guards, published in 2001. Needless to say, Jack has aged. Very much alone now. No real friends. Some acquaintances and a solid fan base. The best in Irish noir. But how much longer will we shadow Taylor's stumble through life? An unsuccessful suicide attempt after a mistaken medical diagnosis. At an all-time low Jack has been hired as a night-shift security guard by a Ukrainian boss who has another agenda - he wants Jack to find the first true book of heresy, The Red Book, currently in the hands of a rogue priest hiding out in Galway after fleeing from the Vatican. Jack cannot turn down the money on offer.

Then Em reappears - she seems to be entangled with the story of The Red Book. Needless to say her presence leads Jack down lethal pathways with resulting carnage that goes beyond any other Jack Taylor book. Some of it gratuitous, much of it full of gallows humour.

Given the last two pages I wonder if we will encounter JT once more. Only Ken Bruen can answer that.

Me? I hope that The Ghosts of Galway (#13) is not the last....

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