A Galway Epiphany: A Jack Taylor Novel (The Jack Taylor Novels #16)

By: Ken Bruen

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Synopsis: &“They don&’t come much tougher than Ken Bruen&’s Irish roughneck, Jack Taylor, a man with bad habits who does good despite himself.&”―Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Ex-cop-turned-PI Jack Taylor has finally escaped the despair of his violent life in Galway in favor of a quiet retirement in the country with his friend, a former Rolling Stones roadie, and a falcon named Maeve. But on a day trip back into the city to sort out his affairs, Jack is hit by a truck in front of Galway&’s Famine Memorial, left in a coma but mysteriously without a scratch on him. When he awakens weeks later, he finds Ireland in a frenzy over the so-called &“Miracle of Galway.&” People have become convinced that the two children spotted tending to him are saintly, and the site of the accident sacred. The Catholic Church isn&’t so sure, and Jack is commissioned to help find the children to verify the miracle—or expose the stunt. But Jack isn&’t the only one looking for these children, and he&’s about to plunge into a case involving an order of nuns, an arsonist, and a girl who may be more manipulative than miraculous. From the multiple Shamus Award winner known as &“the Godfather of the modern Irish crime novel&” (Irish Independent), this is a hard-edged, ceaselessly suspenseful mystery in the popular long-running series. &“A Celtic Dashiell Hammett.&”—Philadephia Inquirer