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Author Description Declan Burke is the author of four novels: Eightball Boogie and Slaughter's Hound, both featuring the private eye Harry Rigby; Absolute Zero Cool; and The Big O. <br /><br />Crime Always Pays, a comedy crime caper, will be published by Severn House in 2014.<br /><br />He is also the editor of Down These Green Streets, a collection of essays, interviews and short fictions about the rise of Irish crime writing. <br /><br />With John Connolly, he is the co-editor of Books To Die For, a collection of essays by the world's leading crime writers on the subject of their favourite crime novels and authors. <br /><br />Eightball Boogie, Absolute Zero Cool and Slaughter's Hound were all shortlisted in the crime fiction category for the Irish Book Awards. <br /><br />Absolute Zero Cool won the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award at Crimefest 2012. <br /><br />Praise for Declan Burke:<br /><br />“A fine writer at the top of his game.”<br />Lee Child.<br /><br />“Prose both scabrous and poetic.”<br />Publishers Weekly.<br /><br />“Proust meets Chandler over a pint of Guinness.” The Spectator.<br /><br />“A sheer pleasure.” Tana French.<br /><br />“A hardboiled delight.” The Guardian.<br /><br />“Imagine Donald Westlake and Richard Stark collaborating on a screwball noir.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review).<br /><br />“The effortless cool of Elmore Leonard at his peak.” Ray Banks.<br /><br />“Among the most memorable books of the year, of any genre, was ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL.” Sunday Times.<br /><br />“The writing is a joy.” Ken Bruen.<br /><br />“A cross between Raymond Chandler and Flann O’Brien.” John Banville.<br />

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