Ken Bruen: Galway's Edge (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
When an Irish vigilante group is targeted by a killer, Jack Taylor must unravel the deadly mystery.
Edge is an organisation set up to rid Galway of criminals and abusers who have evaded the law. Its members include the most powerful figures in the city.

The Vatican is not pleased when it hears one of its priests has joined Edge. Who better to intercede with Father Whelan than Jack Taylor, the whiskey-swigging ex-cop who has one foot in the pub and another among Ireland's clergy?

The day after Jack speaks to Whelan, the priest is found dead, hanged in his own back yard. Would Edge really kill one of their own? And if not, who would be bold enough to take them on? It's up to Jack to nail the culprit before Galway descends into vigilante chaos.

From one of Ireland's greatest ever crime fiction writers, the neo-noir Jack Taylor stories are perfect for fans of classic crime fiction and hard-boiled modern detective stories alike.

'Nobody writes like Ken Bruen' -- New York Times

Ken Bruen: Galway's Edge. Jack Taylor's Final Case. Head of Zeus, ISBN: 9781035924066 (September, 2026), 288 p., Hardback £22.00, Trade £10.99, eBook £3.99.

Ken Bruen: Galway's Edge (USA 2026)

From the Publisher:
In Ken Bruen's final novel, a secretive vigilante group called Edge cleanses Galway of its worst criminals. But when someone starts picking off Edge members, private detective Jack Taylor steps in to investigate.

Edge, a shadow organization made up of the most powerful figures in Galway society, exists to rid the city of criminals and abusers who have evaded the law. Long wary of the organization, the Vatican is not pleased when rumors start swirling that one of the Catholic Church’s own priests has joined its ranks. And who better to ask to intercede than the whiskey-swigging ex-cop who always seems to have one foot in the pub and another among Ireland’s clergy?

Lately, Jack has been spending his days sitting at the bedside of a man he put into a coma and taking care of a little dog named Trip, bequeathed to him by a dead nun. Then an envoy to the Archdiocese shows up at his door, asking Jack to go speak to a priest named Kevin Whelan and dissuade him from any involvement with Edge. Jack accepts the mission, but the next day Father Whelan is found dead, hanging from a rope in his own backyard. Would Edge really kill one of their own? And if not, who else would be bold enough to take on the most powerful organization in the city?

As more Edge members are murdered, the Vatican grows alarmed that someone even worse will take their place. It’s up to Jack Taylor to nail the culprit before Edge is dissolved completely and Galway is thrown into chaos.

Ken Bruen: Galway's Edge. A Jack Taylor Novel. Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9781613167526 (March, 2026), 320 p., $16.95.

Ken Bruen: Galway's Edge (USA 2025)

From the Publisher:
Edge, a shadow organization made up of the most powerful figures in Galway society, exists to rid the city of criminals and abusers who have evaded the law. Long wary of the organization, the Vatican is not pleased when rumors start swirling that one of the Catholic Church's own priests has joined its ranks. And who better to ask to intercede than the whiskey-swigging ex-cop who always seems to have one foot in the pub and another among Ireland's clergy?

Lately, Jack has been spending his days sitting at the bedside of a man he put into a coma and taking care of a little dog named Trip, bequeathed to him by a dead nun. Then an envoy to the Archdiocese shows up at his door, asking Jack to go speak to a priest named Kevin Whelan and dissuade him from any involvement with Edge. Jack accepts the mission, but the next day Father Whelan is found dead, hanging from a rope in his own backyard.

Would Edge really kill one of their own? And if not, who else would be bold enough to take on the most powerful organization in the city? As more Edge members are murdered, the Vatican grows alarmed that someone even worse will take their place. It's up to Jack Taylor to nail the culprit before Edge is dissolved completely and Galway is thrown into chaos.

Ken Bruen: Galway's Edge. A Jack Taylor Novel. Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9781613166000 (March, 2025), 312 p., $26.95.