Hats off to the master

Review: John O’Mahony

JAMES L BURKE doesn’t like being pigeon-holed. Rightly recognised as one of the greatest crime writers of his generation, Burke is uneasy with the tag.

It’s not that he doesn’t appreciate the accolades. It’s not that he’s not proud of a genre that he feels was not taken seriously for far too long. It’s just that he feels the tag doesn’t fit.