Helpful Score: 1
I liked The Killing of the Tinkers. I was surprised I kept reading after the first few pages. Ken Bruen is not like Reginald Hill or Ian Rankin, whose books have almost a musical flow. Bruen writes with clipped, short sentences, almost choppy. When I did get used to his style, the text sort of fell into a pace of its own. There is a story line. There are several dead bodies. There are many interesting characters. The Washington Post called this book "grimly hilarious and gloriously Irish." Since the main character, Jack Taylor, is an alcoholic drug user determined to ruin his life and take down anyone who cares about him; I say with all Southern sincerity, "Bless his heart!" I'll be ready for the third installment in a month or two.
