Best known as the man behind the Jack Taylor crime series, he was the author of more than 50 books over a stellar career that made him one of the most prominent Irish crime writers of the last two decades.More information is available from Ireland’s Connacht Tribune.
He was a past winner of the prestigious Shamus Award for best crime novel of the year; he also won the Macavity Award, the Barry Award, the Edgar Award — an award he was also shortlisted for earlier in his career.
READ MORE: “Is This the Last of Jack Taylor?” by Peter Handel (The Rap Sheet); “‘A Great Loss’—Tributes for ‘Pioneer’ Galway Crime Writer Ken Bruen as Author Dies Aged 74,” by Jessica Mercer (Irish Independent); “The Crime Lady: Remembering Ken Bruen,” by Sarah Weinman; “Ken Bruen (1951-2025),” by Dana King (One Bite at a Time).
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