{"product_id":"the-rage-paperback-1","title":"The Rage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGene Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year. \"Fans  of \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e] can find many of the same strengths in Kerrigan's work\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVincent Naylor has just been released from prison and has already begun to plot his next heist--the robbery of an armored car. Det. Sgt. Bob Tidey has been caught perjuring himself to protect fellow officers. He's also found the link between an unsolved murder case and the recent execution of a corrupt banker in serious financial difficulty. An old acquaintance will change the course of the investigation. A retired nun living on regrets and bad memories notices something deeply suspicious and makes a phone call that sets in motion a series of fateful events.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Rage\u003c\/em\u003e, Gene Kerrigan weaves together astute observations regarding a financial crisis, church abuse, and gangland crime. The writing is, as always with a Kerrigan novel, superb, with an engaging story that has pitch perfect dialogue and characters that come fully alive.\u003cbr\u003eThe prize-winning crime fiction is set in contemporary Ireland where nothing is neatly resolved and there are no easy choices. Like life itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A perfect novel . . . beautifully constructed, with sharp and relevant dialogue, and not a superfluous word to be found.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gritty and compulsively readable.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tightly plotted . . . the story's pacing is masterly.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A boundlessly readable portrait of an Ireland in which all the old certainties have vanished. Remarkable for its verve, moral trickiness, and nifty plotting.\"--\u003ci\u003eNPR Fresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fans of Ken Bruen, Declan Hughes, and Declan Burke won't want to miss this one.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Dublin writer. He has been a journalist for over thirty years, Journalist of the Year in 1985 and 1990, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Great Little Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (with Pat Brennan), \u003ci\u003eNever Make a Promise You Can't Break: How to Succeed in Irish Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel, \u003ci\u003eLittle Criminals\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770787070240,"sku":"9781609454418","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fcce67f83443b87832f4021fa3d822bc_7f59e9b5-efa1-452d-97ce-090b49604d04.webp?v=1780378204","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rage-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}