In the Galway Silence

Ken Bruen, Head of Zeus, £18.99

This is the latest Jack Taylor novel from the man dubbed the Godfather of Irish Noir.

Frenchman Pierre Renaud wants Jack to get to the bottom of the double-murder of his twin sons who, bound to a wheelchair with their mouths glued shut, were pushed off a pier.

This dark tale from the acclaimed author of the White trilogy comes with a good dose of gallows humour to help you through.

OUR VERDICT 8/10