Character · Galway · 18 books
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor is a former Garda thrown off the force, a hard-drinking, well-read, self-destructive man who helps the people no one else will.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Guards (2001)
- Latest appearance
- Galway’s Edge (2025)
- Books
- 18 (18 as lead)
- Series
- Jack Taylor
- Author
- Ken Bruen
- Circle
- Galway
Where to meet Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor first appears in The Guards (2001), as the lead, book 1 of the Jack Taylor series.
Every book with Jack Taylor
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 2001LThe Guardslead · Jack TaylorDismissed from the GardaíBuy
- 2002LThe Killing of the Tinkerslead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2003LThe Magdalen Martyrslead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2004LThe Dramatistlead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2006LPriestlead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2007LCrosslead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2008LSanctuarylead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2010LThe Devillead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2011LHeadstonelead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2013LPurgatorylead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2015LGreen Helllead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2016LThe Emerald Lielead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2017LThe Ghosts of Galwaylead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2018LIn the Galway Silencelead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2019LGalway Girllead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2020LA Galway Epiphanylead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2024LGalway Confidentiallead · Jack TaylorBuy
- 2025LGalway’s Edgelead · Jack TaylorBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Father MalachyChain-smoking priest and old friend of Jack’s mother | 18 |
| RidgeGarda officer and Jack’s uneasy ally | 18 |
| StewartFormer drug dealer turned Jack’s friend | 15 |
| CodyYoung man who idolises Jack | 2 |