Ken Bruen was born in Galway, Ireland. After turning down a place at RADA, and completing a doctorate in Metaphysics, he spent 25 years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, South East Asia and South America. An unscheduled stint in a Brazilian prison where he suffered physical and mental abuse spurred him to write and, after a brief spell teaching in London, he returned to Galway, where he now lives with his daughter.
The perfect antidote to any dreary days on your holiday, The Devil will spice things up in no time * Galway Now * Unfailingly electric * The Herald * A fast-paced tale of black arts and white lies * RTE Guide * Brilliant... Bruen's Galway is certainly not Bord Failte-approved, but once again he has delivered a disturbing story that casts a very cold eye on the state of our nation * Irish Independent * Jack Taylor has become one of today's most interesting shamuses * The Times *