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Ken Bruen


Born
in Galway, Ireland
January 03, 1951

Died
March 29, 2025

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


Ken Bruen was an Irish writer of hardboiled and noir crime fiction.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 56,752 ratings · 6,172 reviews · 122 distinct works • Similar authors
The Guards (Jack Taylor, #1)
3.82 avg rating — 7,166 ratings — published 2001 — 44 editions
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The Killing of the Tinkers ...
3.98 avg rating — 3,503 ratings — published 2002 — 30 editions
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The Magdalen Martyrs (Jack ...
4.04 avg rating — 2,743 ratings — published 2003 — 32 editions
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The Dramatist (Jack Taylor,...
4.02 avg rating — 2,408 ratings — published 2003 — 36 editions
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Priest (Jack Taylor, #5)
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Cross (Jack Taylor, #6)
4.06 avg rating — 1,726 ratings — published 2007 — 36 editions
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Bust (Max & Angela #1)
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3.74 avg rating — 1,625 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions
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Headstone (Jack Taylor, #9)
3.96 avg rating — 1,483 ratings — published 2012 — 32 editions
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Sanctuary (Jack Taylor, #7)
4.02 avg rating — 1,382 ratings — published 2008 — 25 editions
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London Boulevard
3.75 avg rating — 1,374 ratings — published 2002 — 44 editions
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Series by Ken Bruen

The Guards The Killing of the Tinkers The Magdalen Martyrs The Dramatist Priest Cross Sanctuary
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“There'll be times when the only refuge is books. Then you'll read as if you meant it, as if your life depended on it.”
― Ken Bruen, The Killing of the Tinkers
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“The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer.”
― Ken Bruen
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“I get through some print.”
― Ken Bruen, The Guards
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