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Product Details

  • Series: Jack Taylor
  • Audio CD: 345 pages
  • Publisher: HighBridge Audio; Unabridged edition (November 5, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1622312163
  • ISBN-13: 978-1622312160
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 5.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 starsPurgatory: Not Bruen at His Best, But Still Better Than Most
By d70sfan on January 13, 2014
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
"Purgatory" is the latest in Ken Bruen's long-running "Galway noir" series featuring ex-Garda turned sometime private investigator Jack Taylor. Fans of the series know Bruen's (anti) hero is deeply flawed, a chain-smoking, drug-abusing drunk who sees himself and the world around him with clarity, black humor, and more than a little self-loathing.

The Taylor series is strong stuff: violent and sometimes downright vicious, sparsely written in a voice bordering on poetry, and that's part of the problem with "Purgatory" -- the lyrical prose that is a hallmark of Bruen's remarkable style is muted here, undermined by a patched-together plot by a writer who seems tired of the series and its characters. Perhaps part of the problem is that for much of the book, Taylor is sober, off drugs, and not smoking and not particularly liking how he feels. Regardless, the book feels like the first half of a two-parter aiming to bring the series to a close. If that's right, let's hope the second half finishes stronger.

If you have not read Bruen before, I urge you not to start with "Purgatory," which isn't Bruen or Taylor at their best. That said, even less than top-notch work by Ken Bruen is far better than most.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGet Ready for the Sequel
By Brian Thompson on July 3, 2014
Format: Hardcover
You know what they say in Murder, She Wrote circles - "Stay away from Cabot Cove and Jessica Fletcher, or you'll end up dead." The same might be said of Jack Taylor and Galway, Ireland. You definitely don't want to befriend, bed, or even chat with Jack Taylor on the street, because you might as well sign your own death warrant.

Purgatory picks up where Headstone left off. I'm still enjoying this series, though I'm starting to think Bruen might be getting a little bored with it. He's always had story arcs that go from book to book, but this one seems a little cheesy in the way it doesn't resolve much so that it can set up a sequel. For the record, I hate books that do that, but I like Ken Bruen, so I'll let this one slide.

There's the usual angst, drinking, and drugging. Ridge seems to have mellowed a tad (unfortunately - I've always liked her wioth piss and vinegar), and Bruen takes aim at an unctuous lawyer in this one, who really is too easy a target for someone of Bruen's talent. The plot here seems more contrived than usual, and I found myself wishing that Bruen was better with structuring his stories - he'll change point of view in the middle of a chapter, and the effect can be jarring. Why he doesn't signal this with a new chapter is a mystery to me, but hey, he's the writer and he can do what he wants.

I think you probably either like Bruen and Jack Taylor or you don't, and I do. My usual reaction to Jack is to feel for him, for his messed up family background, his bad decisions, his attempt to do the right thing (but often in the wrong way). This time around I felt like he was losing his self-respect (and some of mine).Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsIt left me weeping...
By Kathy Davie on May 15, 2014
Format: Hardcover
Tenth in the Jack Taylor mystery series about an ex-Garda private investigator who lives in Galway, Ireland.

My Take
This is a stroll down memory lane, looking back over past cases and events, and per usual, Bruen includes an increasing selection of book titles…and I’m adding to my TBR as well as my TBV---to be viewed.

I felt a detachment in reading this, as if everyone were simply going through the motions. A few loose threads in this including what Reardon is up to in this. What happened with Westbury’s daughter? ‘Cause I can’t see him allowing anyone to get away with hurting her! Once you learn who C33 is, you’ll wonder at the choices this vigilante has made. What’s the rhyme or reason to making these choices…no…Bruen did provide the clue to this one as I think on it. But I still have to wonder because such a person doesn’t normally make choices for other people’s good.

This was definitely an odd one. More disconnected than the earlier nine Jack Taylors and possibly a reflection on Jack’s sudden sobriety. Yeah, can you believe it? No drugs, no booze, no smokes. Strangely enough, for all its disjointed words, it was a relatively easy follow. One I wish I had avoided. I just can’t bear it, especially with that bloody ending Bruen has left us hanging with. What the hell!!?! All I can say is…Bruen better get on with book 11 and either finish me off or allow me to sigh with relief, for there’s just too much loss. A loss that I suspect will suddenly hit me in the middle of the night and leave me weeping.

Part of me wonders if Stewart undertook this task because he’s missing Jack’s usual modus operandi. NOT that I’m saying any of this is Jack’s fault.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsBEST JACK TAYLOR MYSTERY YET
By Laser Point on November 2, 2013
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
First of all I am a huge Ken Bruen fan and have read virtually all his works. Having said that, this particular Jack Taylor novel is the best yet. Here Taylor is very reluctantly drawn into finding out who is responsible for killing some very bad people. The only reason he finally goes on the trail is because his own friends have engaged the mysterious perpetrator and are now being threatened. Lovers are not who they seem and old friends are alienated.
Then there is Jack Taylor, himself, smart, irascible, lonely, and pessimistic. If you are attached to the character you really root for him to find some peace. Unfortunately, Bruen is relentless in his avoidance of lollipops, fairy tales, and happy endings. If anything, it's almost too much like real life.
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