Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen
Ken Bruenis an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionWriter
CountryIreland
believed hoped job man
My father believed a real man didn't read, and my parents hoped I'd get some sense and find a job in insurance.
height tarantino dialogue
Let it Ride channels Elmore Leonard at the height of his powers, with dialogue Quentin Tarantino would kill for.
print
I get through some print.
people evil want
And so evil flourishes and spreads because decent people don't want to make a fuss.
book paper praise
The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer.
waiting black fiction
Tony Black is the Tom Waits of Crime Fiction, yes, that good.
writing joy missing
The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour.
book refuge ifs
There'll be times when the only refuge is books. Then you'll read as if you meant it, as if your life depended on it.