Post-crash Dublin crime novel earns award for journalist

Irish author Gene Kerrigan has won the Crime Writers’ Association 2012 Gold Dagger award for his gritty crime novel, The Rage.

Post-crash Dublin crime novel earns award for journalist

Judges described his book as “a complex, noir thriller that’s multi-layered and solidly written, with great style and pace”.

The judges, who included booksellers, academics and authors, said his depiction of post-crash Dublin “has a real sense of menace and threat throughout”.

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