The Guards

Still stinging from his unceremonious ouster from the Garda Siochana, Ireland's police force, and staring at the world through the smoky bottom of his beer mug, Jack Taylor is stuck in Galway with nothing to look forward to. In his sober moments, Jack aspires to become Ireland's best private investigator. However, Irish history, full of betrayal and espionage, discourages any profession so closely related to informing. In truth, Jack is teetering on the brink of his life's sharpest edges, with memories of the past cutting deep into his soul and his prospects for the future non-existent. That is, until a dazzling woman walks into the bar with a strange request and a rumor about Jack's talent for finding things. Odds are he won't be able to climb off his barstool long enough to get involved with his radiant new client, but when he surprises himself...