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A review by catherine_t
The Dramatist by Ken Bruen
4.0
Jack Taylor, newly sober, is hired by his former drug dealer Stewart, who's currently in Mountjoy prison, to look into the death of his sister. Sarah Bradley was a university student. She was found dead in the house she shared with two other girls, apparently from an accidental fall down the stairs. But a book by J. M. Synge was found under her body. According to her brother, Sarah disliked Synge and wouldn't even have a copy of any of his works; the book didn't belong to the other girls, either.
As Jack begins a half-hearted investigation, his personal life and his case collide...
It's really hard to sum up a Ken Bruen novel with a bare-bones account of the plot. To be honest, the plot is really just a frame to hang the real meat of the story on. What you're after in one of Bruen's novels isn't so much the story but the characters, and Bruen's pared-down prose.
Bruen's prose is brutal, gut-wrenching, and poetic. His characters are all anti-heroes; nobody pure of heart walks the streets of Galway. And they are all compelling. If you haven't read his novels, yet, what are you waiting for?
As Jack begins a half-hearted investigation, his personal life and his case collide...
It's really hard to sum up a Ken Bruen novel with a bare-bones account of the plot. To be honest, the plot is really just a frame to hang the real meat of the story on. What you're after in one of Bruen's novels isn't so much the story but the characters, and Bruen's pared-down prose.
Bruen's prose is brutal, gut-wrenching, and poetic. His characters are all anti-heroes; nobody pure of heart walks the streets of Galway. And they are all compelling. If you haven't read his novels, yet, what are you waiting for?