Irish Crime writer Declan Burke was born in Sligo in 1969 and works as a free-lance journalist with the Sunday Times, Village Magazine and The Dubliner. His first novel, Eight Ball Boogie, marked the arrival of a new master of suspense on the literary scene. Ken Bruen describes his writing as ‘a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour’.
His second effort, The Big O, has earned him comparisons to Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, Donald Westlake and Richard Stark.
He hosts Crime Always Pays (crimealwayspays.blogspot.com), a website on Irish crime fiction
He lives in Wicklow and is not allowed to own a cat.
