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The Big O [Paperback]

Declan Burke (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Hag's Head Press (4 April 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0955126428
  • ISBN-13: 978-0955126420
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 959,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Review

Elmore Leonard with a harder Irish edge -- Irish Mail on Sunday, April 15, 2007

If you managed to somehow miss Eight Ball Boogie, do yourself a
favour and catch The Big O. It's faster than a stray bullet, wittier than
Oscar Wilde and written by a talent destined for fame. -- Irish Examiner, May 12, 2007

Irish thrillers don't get much more hard-boiled than this gritty,
violent and wildly hilarious Dublin-based kidnap caper ... an out-and-out
original, with crackling dialogue and sharp wit, it's a more than worthy
follow-up to Declan Burke's deservedly lauded debut, Eight Ball Boogie. -- Irish Independent, May 5, 2007

The Big O, is an exhilarating, hilarious and unmistakably Irish
escapade in crime fiction ... a very funny thriller, packed tight with
cracking moments and sizzling dialogue.
-- Village Magazine, May 3, 2007
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4.0 out of 5 stars Crime and romance: a deadly combination 15 April 2007
By Karen Delaney
Format:Paperback
A lightning-witted, action-packed caper from second-time Irish novelist Declan Burke, The Big O is ostensibly about a tiger kidnapping gone wrong. However, it also manages to capture the brink-of-the-abyss finality of falling in love along the way very well, with lots of black humour and quirky, loveable characters thrown into the mix. There's Karen, a ballsy plastic surgeon's receptionist, who pulls stick-ups on garages in her down-time; her boss, Frank, who's getting his ex-wife Madge kidnapped in order to collect on the insurance; Karen's psycho ex Rossi, who's just out of prison; and her new love interest Ray, who's a painter/decorator cum 'babysitter'. A multi-layered novel that zips along at a rate of knots,with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hardboiled Irish fun 21 Sep 2007
By A. Giles
Format:Paperback
Irish crime is quite new to me, but this book has everything a crime reader could ask for. Above all The Big O is very funny, and it's a refreshing change to have crime writing without lots of gruesome murders. Attempted kidnapping does just as well, and Declan Burke's characters are a charming bunch of anything but stereotypical individuals.
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4.0 out of 5 stars fine screwball noir 14 July 2012
By Rob Kitchin
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Big O is a comic crime caper - think of Carl Hiasson strained though a noir filter. The story is broken into a succession of short scenes each written from the perspective of one of the six principle characters. The structure works to provide a nice, quick pace and enables Burke to flesh out the characterisation, where each person is slightly larger than life with certain foibles. The plot is driven by multiple coincidences, each binding the actors into ever-more overlapping and mutually dependent or conflicting relationships. The prose is well honed and expressive, and there are plenty of comic asides and some astute observation. The only thing that grated after a while was the use of coincidence, which was clearly deliberate but edged towards excessive. I also couldn't figure out Doyle, the detective, and her relationship with Ray, which seemed tenuous, or her motives. And there was one scene near the end that made little sense to me. But that probably says more about me than the novel. The Big O is a very enjoyable read and a comic crime caper that is genuinely comic.
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