Black Water [electronic resource]

O'Keeffe, Cormac2018

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Jig loves football and his dog, hates school, misses his dead granda and knows to lie low when his ma's blitzed on the vodka.He's just an ordinary boy on the brutal streets alongside Dublin's Grand Canal. Streets that are ruled by Ghost and his crew. And now Ghost inked, vicious, unprincipled has a job for Jig.A job that no one can afford to go wrong not the gangs, the police, the locals, and least of all not Jig.Fast-paced, compelling and expertly plotted, BLACK WATER introduces a powerful new voice in contemporary crime fiction.PRAISE FOR BLACK WATER:‘Shocking and compulsive, Black Water offers a grittily realistic insight into the causes and consequences of inner-city drug crime – think The Wire set in Dublin.’ – BRIAN MCGILLOWAY, NYT bestselling author of Little Girl Lost‘O’Keeffe pulls you into the dark underbelly of Dublin city with well-drawn characters, chilling dexterity and unflinching truth – harsh, tender, steely and authentic.’ – LOUISE PHILLIPS, author of The Game Changer‘A first class, compelling and gritty debut with real heart. Cormac O’Keeffe is a great writer. he manages to combine gritty realism with real feeling for his characters. I loved this book.’ – ANDREA CARTER, author of The Well of Ice‘Black Water relentlessly depicts a city where the ruthless enlist the desperate to prey on the vulnerable. A terrific debut.’ – GENE KERRIGAN, journalist and author of The Rage