Does Ken Bruen (above, left, with Lawrence Block at the launch of Dublin Noir) ever sleep? We'd just finished his latest Jack Taylor outing, Cross, when we heard about American Skin, and now there's rumours about another standalone title, Once Were Cops. Jump on Spinetingler and Pulppusher for more info ... or you could always jump on Crimespace to hear and see Ken reading from Cross. Opening line: "It took them a time to crucify the kid." Which is nice-ish ...
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Crime Never Sleeps. Or Ken Bruen, For That Matter
Does Ken Bruen (above, left, with Lawrence Block at the launch of Dublin Noir) ever sleep? We'd just finished his latest Jack Taylor outing, Cross, when we heard about American Skin, and now there's rumours about another standalone title, Once Were Cops. Jump on Spinetingler and Pulppusher for more info ... or you could always jump on Crimespace to hear and see Ken reading from Cross. Opening line: "It took them a time to crucify the kid." Which is nice-ish ...
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Declan Burke has published a number of novels, the most recent of which is ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL. As a journalist and critic, he writes and broadcasts on books and film for a variety of media outlets, including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Independent. He has an unfortunate habit of speaking about himself in the third person. All views expressed here are his own and are very likely to be contrary.
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