Items related to Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Acclaimed Irish crime writer Ken Bruen has won numerous awards for his hard-charging, dark thrillers, which have been translated into ten languages. In Headstone, an elderly priest is nearly beaten to death and a special-needs boy is brutally attacked. Evil has many guises and Jack Taylor has encountered most of them. But nothing before has ever truly terrified him until he confronts an evil coterie named Headstone, who have committed a series of random, insane, violent crimes in Galway, Ireland.
Most would see a headstone as a marker of the dead, but this organization seems like it will act as a death knell to every aspect of Jack’s life. Jack’s usual allies, Ridge and Stewart, are also in the line of terror. An act of appalling violence alerts them to the sleeping horror, but this realization may be too late, as Headstone barrels along its deadly path right to the center of Jack’s life and the heart of Galway. A terrific read from a writer called a Celtic Dashiell Hammett,” Headstone is an excellent addition to the Jack Taylor series (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Most would see a headstone as a marker of the dead, but this organization seems like it will act as a death knell to every aspect of Jack’s life. Jack’s usual allies, Ridge and Stewart, are also in the line of terror. An act of appalling violence alerts them to the sleeping horror, but this realization may be too late, as Headstone barrels along its deadly path right to the center of Jack’s life and the heart of Galway. A terrific read from a writer called a Celtic Dashiell Hammett,” Headstone is an excellent addition to the Jack Taylor series (Philadelphia Inquirer).
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Praise for Headstone
Hard hitting ... a remarkable series.”—Publishers Weekly
Headstone is an excellent addition to the Jack Taylor series.”—Philadelphia Inquirer
Ken Bruen is brilliant. While HEADSTONE is the stuff of nightmares, it is also the stuff of redemption, even at great cost. You will feel wrung out after reading this one, but all the gladder for it.”—Bookreporter
Headstone is one of the year's best reading pleasures.”—Crime Fiction Dossier
Bruen is threatening to become a mass cult figure in the U.S. as well as a critical favorite.”—Allen Barra, The Atlantic
A nonstop rampage of intrigue, mayhem, lunacy and dark-dark-dark humor.”—Shelf Awareness
"Bruen's voice is unmistakable: finely chiseled paragraphs that more closely resemble verse than prose. . . . Bleaker than David Goodis, colder than Derek Raymond, and funnier and more violent than Richard Stark, Ken Bruen is among the most original and innovative noir voices of the last two decades." Los Angeles Review of Books
A welcome entry. B+.”—Avid Mystery Reader
Praise for Headstone
Hard hitting ... a remarkable series.”—Publishers Weekly
Headstone is an excellent addition to the Jack Taylor series.”—Philadelphia Inquirer
Ken Bruen is brilliant. While HEADSTONE is the stuff of nightmares, it is also the stuff of redemption, even at great cost. You will feel wrung out after reading this one, but all the gladder for it.”—Bookreporter
Headstone is one of the year's best reading pleasures.”—Crime Fiction Dossier
Bruen is threatening to become a mass cult figure in the U.S. as well as a critical favorite.”—Allen Barra, The Atlantic
A nonstop rampage of intrigue, mayhem, lunacy and dark-dark-dark humor.”—Shelf Awareness
"Bruen's voice is unmistakable: finely chiseled paragraphs that more closely resemble verse than prose. . . . Bleaker than David Goodis, colder than Derek Raymond, and funnier and more violent than Richard Stark, Ken Bruen is among the most original and innovative noir voices of the last two decades." Los Angeles Review of Books
A welcome entry. B+.”—Avid Mystery Reader
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMysterious Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0802155138
- ISBN 13 9780802155139
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 10.03
Shipping:
US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Headstone
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Softcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 18546392-n
Buy New
US$ 10.03
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone Format: Paperback
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780802155139
Buy New
US$ 8.69
Convert currency
Seller Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor Novel of Terror (Hardcover)) by Bruen, Ken [Paperback ]
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780802155139
Buy New
US$ 13.22
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.6. Seller Inventory # 0802155138-2-1
Buy New
US$ 17.95
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.6. Seller Inventory # 353-0802155138-new
Buy New
US$ 17.96
Convert currency
Seller Image
Headstone (Paperback)
Published by
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, New York
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Acclaimed Irish crime writer Ken Bruen has won numerous awards for his hard-charging, dark thrillers, which have been translated into ten languages. In Headstone, an elderly priest is nearly beaten to death and a special-needs boy is brutally attacked. Evil has many guises and Jack Taylor has encountered most of them. But nothing before has ever truly terrified him until he confronts an evil coterie named Headstone, who have committed a series of random, insane, violent crimes in Galway, Ireland. Most would see a headstone as a marker of the dead, but this organization seems like it will act as a death knell to every aspect of Jack's life. Jack's usual allies, Ridge and Stewart, are also in the line of terror. An act of appalling violence alerts them to the sleeping horror, but this realization may be too late, as Headstone barrels along its deadly path right to the center of Jack's life and the heart of Galway. A terrific read from a writer called "a Celtic Dashiell Hammett," Headstone is an excellent addition to the Jack Taylor series (Philadelphia Inquirer). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780802155139
Buy New
US$ 17.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ01V0BY_ns
Buy New
US$ 23.98
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0802155138
Buy New
US$ 23.84
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0802155138
Buy New
US$ 26.80
Convert currency
Stock Image
Headstone (Jack Taylor)
Published by
Mysterious Press
(2012)
ISBN 10: 0802155138
ISBN 13: 9780802155139
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0802155138
Buy New
US$ 27.63
Convert currency