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Dark Times in the City

Gene Kerrigan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:15th Apr '10

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A riveting page-turner thriller set among Dublin underworld - shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger.

Danny Callaghan is just out of jail and enjoying a quiet drink in a Dublin pub when two men walk in with guns. On impulse, he intervenes to rescue the intended victim, petty criminal Walter Bennett, and finds himself dragged into Dublin's murky underworld.

Danny Callaghan is just out of jail and enjoying a quiet drink in a Dublin pub when two men walk in with guns. On impulse, he intervenes to rescue the intended victim, petty criminal Walter Bennett, and finds himself dragged into Dublin's murky underworld. As the police grope for answers and Danny struggles to protect those he loves, the rising tensions between the gangs threaten to erupt into a bloody showdown.

Dark Times in the City portrays a society stumbling from prosperity to uncertainty - where cocaine and easy money have fuelled a ruthless gang culture and a man's impulsive decency may cost him the lives of those who matter most.

Brilliant... Unbearably tense... stomach-churningly frightening * Observer *
Cruelly authentic... a very fine crime novel * Sunday Independent (Ireland) *
The writing in Dark Times is urgent and uncluttered, the plotting taut...Kerrigan's real coup lies in his assured portrayal of Danny Callaghan, a man with a chequered history but more than a flicker of humanity -- Daragh Reddin * Metro *
Muscular writing, a smart line in self-deprecating humour, terrific dialogue and an engrossing portrayal of the sights and sounds of Dublin noir * The Times *
Gene Kerrigan is a great writer * Roddy Doyle *

ISBN: 9780099532026

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 224g

320 pages