AUTHOR BIO Cowboy Ken before his Shamus win for best novel in 2004 Photo credit: Jason Starr Ken Bruen was a finalist for the Edgar, Barry, and Macavity Awards, and the Private Eye Writers of America presented him with the Shamus Award for the Best Novel of 2003 for The Guards, the book that introduced Jack Taylor. He lives in Galway, Ireland. You can reach Ken by emailing ken @ kenbruen.com. Please delete the spaces in this address before you use it. We're trying to reduce spam! Sign up for Ken's MAILING LIST here. INTERVIEW LINKS Jason Starr, Ken, Reed Coleman Photo credit: Bryon Quartermous for Crimespree magazine Monday Interview (Things I'd Rather Be Doing) (January, 2007) Desert Dialogues (Modesty Arbor) (March, 2005) Irish Echo Online (March, 2005) Murder by the Book (March, 2005) Noir Originals (2004) (NEW!) AskAboutWriting.com (October, 2004) Rattlebag (audio interview with Ken Bruen and Actor David Soul - who is set to play Jack Taylor in the movie version of The Guards) Modesty Arbor Irish American Post (Feb/Mar 2004) Hardluck Stories (2004) (according to Ken himself, this interview has everything - "sadness, compassion, smart ass-ness, feeling...") The Age (June, 2003) Guardian (June, 2001)