My 08 Reads
Discover a curated reading list of top crime fiction from 2008, featuring gritty thrillers by Duane Swierczynski and Ken Bruen, including *The Blonde*, *The Guards*, and *The Killing of the Tinkers*.
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The Guards
by Ken Bruen
In this mesmerizing work of crime fiction, an ex-member of The Guards--Ireland's police force--is approached in a Galway bar by a dazzling woman with a strange request and a rumor about his talent for finding things.
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The Killing of the Tinkers
by Ken Bruen
A man who's given up on life finds life in helping a kindred spirit.
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The Blonde
by Duane Swierczynski
General Adult. Indulging in harmless flirting with the pretty blonde he meets in a Philadelphia airport bar, a married Jack Eisley is stunned when she tells him that she has poisoned his drink and will only give him the antidote if he remains close to protect her from the relentless assassin, double-crossing spy, eccentric crime scene cleaners, and other perils threatening her life. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
