Priest by Ken Bruen - review

[BrianLindenmuth]

"In the beginning of Priest we find Jack Taylor in an asylum. The story picks up as he is starting to come out of his medicated stupor. As he eases into some semblance of his old life he tries to keep from confronting the tragedy that ended The Dramatist and deal with its fallout. For the first time he finds himself completely sober, no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes. With those numbing defense mechanisms not in place Jack tries hard to ignore the enormity of his actions. His refusal to directly confront his act lends to the narrative a palpable menace mixed with a strong riptide of violence that threatens to pull him under. Jack will use physical confrontations to release the building pressure but will find no real satisfaction."

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