Declan Burke: Advertisement: EIGHTBALL BOOGIE by Declan Burke

“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.” – Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Advertisement: EIGHTBALL BOOGIE by Declan Burke

‘The future of Irish crime fiction.’ - Ken Bruen

When the wife of a politician keeping the government in power is murdered, Sligo journalist Harry Rigby is first on the scene. There he quickly discovers that he’s out of his depth when it transpires that the woman’s murder is linked to an ex-paramilitary gang’s attempt to seize control of the burgeoning cocaine market in the Irish Northwest. Harry’s ongoing feud with his ex-partner Denise over their young son’s future doesn’t help matters, and then there’s Harry’s ex-con brother Gonzo, back on the streets and mean as a jilted shark …

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...: Declan, just finished Eightball Boogie. Read it on Kindle (my first ebook). Great yarn. I know he's had it tough, but we want more Harry Rigby. If not, the dibble (WTF!) will be around to sort u out!

Paddy; March 8, 2011 at 10:22 PM
Declan Burke said...: Paddy -

Much obliged, sir. Glad you enjoyed it.

The Dibble - not a fan of the cartoon Top Cat, then? Officer Dibble?

Cheers, Dec; March 9, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Josh Schrank said...: Dec,

Great to see that you're getting it out there again. I loved it the first time I read it (have since passed it on to others), and now need to download it onto the Kindle. Just out of curiosity, do you make anything off the kindle purchases?; March 10, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Declan Burke said...: Josh - Much obliged, sir - and buying it twice is above and beyond the call of duty.

I make a pittance out of the Kindle purchase, a few cents each time, but I'm not doing it for the money - it's simply a matter of trying to get the book to the maximum number of readers.

Cheers, Dec; March 11, 2011 at 7:06 AM
Glenna said...: Email sent; March 17, 2011 at 1:57 AM
@frankamcgrath said...: Gave it the glad word on Amazon, loved it
Frank; March 20, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Spartacusthedog said...: Mr Burke--

Eightball Boogie is amazing. It was so good, i did not get much sleep last night. I will be getting the others. Rigby is like a cross between Philip Marlowe and Jack Taylor with a fog of evil floating around. Nice bad guys as well. The brother was scary! put a review on amazon us. thanks for a great read
John Kane; March 25, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Declan Burke said...: Frank - Much obliged, sir - really appreciate it.

John - Marlowe and Taylor? They're some very big shoes you're asking Rigby to fill ...!

Cheers, Dec; March 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM