The Rage
by:
Gene Kerrigan (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846552564 (1846552567)
Publish date: June 2nd 2011
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
This is a great Irish police procedural and crime thriller noir. I actually started reading slower in the last 50 pages because I didn't want it to end. Luckily this author has written three previous novels so I have those to look forward to reading.The novel is set right after the housing bubble b...
I bought this book because it was the book of the month for an online crime book club that I've recently joined. I had never read any by the author and it wasn't until I had finished the book that I realised it was the third in a trilogy about Dublin. Quite a large cast, very violent but also slight...
The Rage is a standalone novel by author Gene Kerrigan. Vincent Naylor has recently been released from prison but is almost immediately planning his next job- the one big score that means he can retire from a life of crime. Meanwhile Detective Bob Tidey is about to take the stand and commit perjur...
"The Rage" could be an Elmore Leonard story with Irish subtitles. The lingo and setting are pure Dublin and require a little getting used to, but Gene Kerrigan has the Irish knack for storytelling. Confusing early on thanks to the frequent introduction of ever more characters and a flow of the int...