WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF KEN BRUEN THE LATEST INFO NEW! NOW AVAILABLE: The Galway Hooker is a 52 page limited edition, featuring Jack Taylor. The introduction is written by George Pelecanos, the Afterword by Wendy Hornsby, and the front cover along with three interior illustrations are the work of Phil Parks. This collector's item is signed by all the contributors and is limited to a print run of 85 copies. For ordering information email or call ASAP Publishing at (949) 455-1319. Now Available!   Now Available! The ninth Jack Taylor novel, Headstone, is now available in the U.S. and the U.K. Publishers Weekly says of the Jack Taylor series: "a remarkable series that at heart is about one man's reckoning with a lifetime of pain and loss in a rapidly changing Ireland." New interview with theatlantic.com DOWN THESE GREEN STREETS: Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century Ken contributed "The Houston Room," one of five short stories included in this collection of essays, interviews and short stories edited by Declan Burke. Down These Green Streets is available now in the U.K. and U.S. AWARD NOMINATION "Wednesday's Child," Ken's short story from the FIRST THRILLS anthology, was nominated for a 2011 CWA Short Story Dagger on May 20th at Crimefest in Bristol. TV NEWS Jack Taylor's on the small screen. Magma Productions broadcast The Guards pilot in 2010 and have plans to broadcast The Pikemen and The Magdalen Martyrs later this year. Read more about the Jack Taylor films here. MOVIE NEWS Ken's novels London Boulevard and Blitz have both hit the big screen. London Boulevard made its debut in the U.K. in November of 2010 and Blitz this past May. THE MACAVITY Tower, co-written by Ken and Reed Farrel Coleman, was awarded the 2010 Macavity Award for Best Novel. Read more NEWS here. Sign up for the MAILING LIST! Quote at top: The Denver Post Author photo: Reg Gordon Photography Site design © & maintenance by xuni.com. All content © 2007-2012, Ken Bruen.