{"product_id":"galway-confidential-1","title":"Galway Confidential","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK TAYLOR WOKE UP.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHE WISHED HE HADN'T.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the private-detective business, you get on the wrong side of some dangerous people. For Galway investigator Jack Taylor, that meant a violent assault that left him comatose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaking up during the Covid pandemic, Jack struggles to cope with the radical changes the world has seen during his absence. Work - and the bottle - helps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne thing that never changes is the venality of human nature. Local nuns are being attacked, the perpetrator wielding a hammer, and Jack is called in to investigate. With no help from official channels, he finds himself hunting a particularly vicious criminal - alone - once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd as he delves deeper into these senseless attacks, Jack soon discovers a darkness that makes him wish he had never woken up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping slice of Irish neo-noir from the critically acclaimed author of the Jack Taylor series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody writes like Ken Bruen' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bruen is the godfather of the modern Irish crime novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of Ireland's most original voices in crime fiction' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 272 pages | Published March 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986309431645,"sku":"9781035909889","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781035909889.jpg?v=1774497933","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/galway-confidential-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}