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.

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”.