- Paperback: 254 pages
- Publisher: Sitric Books (9 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903305071
- ISBN-13: 978-1903305072
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.8 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 405,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'I have seen the future of Irish crime fiction and it's called Declan Burke. Here is talent writ large - mesmerizing, literate, smart and gripping. If there is such an animal as the literary crime novel, then this is it. But as a compelling crime novel, it is so far ahead of anything being produced, that at last my hopes for crime fiction are renewed. I can't wait to read his next novel.' Ken Bruen, author of London Boulevard and The Killing of the Tinkers
Hank Wagner, Mystery Scene
"Eight Ball Boogie proves to be that rare commodity, a first novel
that reads as if it were penned by a writer in mid-career ... (it) marks
the arrival of a new master of suspense on the literary scene."
that reads as if it were penned by a writer in mid-career ... (it) marks
the arrival of a new master of suspense on the literary scene."
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Declan Burke has written a wonderful book. I love the main character, Harry Rigby. He is such an everyman. He has troubles, and he has bad habits. And there is a part of me in there that I hate to admit to.
The story itself is great. It's fast paced and filled with wonderful characters through out. A PI story that moves forward like freight train. I felt every punch thrown, I shivered when the setting got cold.
I hope to see many more from this author.
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Wisecrackingly Good Reading
13 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
I really enjoyed this book: it's dark, it's gritty, and it's funny. The main character is a detective (by any other name) hired to spy on a man's wife. He is also trying to dig the dirt on a murder to get a scoop in the press. He gets more than his fair share of beatings and more than his fair share of one liners.
As you settle into the book it's the humour which first gets you. It feels like reading a novel by Raymond Chandler - had he stayed in Ireland rather than going back to The States (and lived for another 60 years or so). This is an Irish book set in modern-day Ireland (of a few years ago) The country is riding the end of a boom, the politicians are feathering their own nests - whilst messing in everybody else's - the cops are more likely to dish out a beating than write out a ticket. In that way Burke's Ireland is much like Chandler's L.A. The plot of this book hangs together through the twists and turns (there is a nice ending - a nice Noir ending that is). The main character is well-developed; behind the wise cracks he knows he's gone in too far and is genuinely scared that he won't be getting out again.
I don't want to say anything else about the book in case I spoil it for you, because you will be buying it. If you can be bothered to sit there and read this post then you can click on the link below and buy yourself a copy - you won't regret it.
As you settle into the book it's the humour which first gets you. It feels like reading a novel by Raymond Chandler - had he stayed in Ireland rather than going back to The States (and lived for another 60 years or so). This is an Irish book set in modern-day Ireland (of a few years ago) The country is riding the end of a boom, the politicians are feathering their own nests - whilst messing in everybody else's - the cops are more likely to dish out a beating than write out a ticket. In that way Burke's Ireland is much like Chandler's L.A. The plot of this book hangs together through the twists and turns (there is a nice ending - a nice Noir ending that is). The main character is well-developed; behind the wise cracks he knows he's gone in too far and is genuinely scared that he won't be getting out again.
I don't want to say anything else about the book in case I spoil it for you, because you will be buying it. If you can be bothered to sit there and read this post then you can click on the link below and buy yourself a copy - you won't regret it.
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