Blitz

Blitz represents Ken Bruen at his edgy, lethal, and sharp-tongued best, and will reward fans of his Jack Taylor novels with another astonishing, smart, and brutal vision from a writer rapidly becoming one of the best of his generation.

The basis for the 2011 major motion picture starring Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, and Aidan Gillen.

The South East London police squad are down and out: Detective Sergeant Brant is in hot water for assaulting a police shrink, Chief Inspector Roberts' wife has died in a horrific car accident, and WPC Falls is still figuring out how to navigate her job as a black female investigator in the notorious unit. When a serial killer takes his show on the road, things get worse for all three. Nicknamed The Blitz by the rabid London media, the killer is aiming for tabloid immortality by killing cops in different beats around the city.

Author: Ken Bruen
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780312327262

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 05/31/2004 pg. 55
Library Journal 06/01/2004 pg. 107
Publishers Weekly 05/31/2004

About the Author

Ken Bruen spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America. His first Jack Taylor novel, The Guards, is a finalist of the 2003 Best Novel Edgar Award.

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