Ken Bruen

Ken Bruen was nominated for nearly every major award in the mystery field (and won the Shamus Award) for his book The Guards, the first in his series about Jack Taylor and his first book to be published in the United States. In addition to his work as a novelist, Bruen has a Ph.D. in metaphysics and spent 25 years as a teacher in Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia, and South America.

Books

  • Supermax: The Max and Angela Trilogy

    Format:
    Paperback
    Released:
    11 Nov 2025
    Series:

    THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS CRIME STORY EVER TOLD –

    FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE VOLUME!

    When a small-time …

  • Ink and Daggers

    Format:
    Paperback
    Released:
    16 Sep 2025

    OVER TWENTY CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION

    Legendary editor, Maxim …

  • Ink and Daggers

    Format:
    Hardback
    Released:
    19 Sep 2023

    OVER TWENTY CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CRIME FICTION

    Legendary editor, Maxim …

  • Invisible Blood

    Format:
    Paperback
    Released:
    23 Jul 2019

    KILLER SECRETS

    FEATURING A BRAND NEW JACK REACHER STORY

    Open the files on an anthology of seventeen new …

  • Pimp

    Format:
    Paperback
    Released:
    15 Mar 2016
    Series:

    Reteaming a decade after their award-nominated first collaboration, Bruen and Starr complete the saga of wannabe druglord Max Fisher and …