This is a new to me author although I have a few of his earlier books laying around the house. I picked this one up from the library because it was such a slim volume, a little over 200 pages, which I read in one sitting in a few hours. I love the way Bruen writes, and I both love and hate the character of Jack Taylor who is a sad and depressed addict. Definitely not for readers easily offended by cursing and crude language, but I'm looking forward to getting to know Jack Taylor better.