Books by James Byrne and Complete Book Reviews
James Byrne. Tupelo (tupelopress.org), $16.95 trade paper (88p) ISBN 978-1-936797-66-0
In his first book published in America, English poet Byrne (White Coins) traverses continents and time with a globetrotter’s inquisitive spirit. The collection is ambitious both for the range of physical and mental spaces it inhabits and for its...
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James Byrne. Minotaur, $27.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-80576-8
Byrne’s promising debut introduces Dez Limerick, a retired mercenary “gatekeeper” who can hack into security and information systems—and plays guitar gigs in his spare time. After a show in California, Dez foils a kidnapping attempt targeting Petra...
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James Byrne. Minotaur, $28 (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-80578-2
What appears to be a simple kidnapping case becomes a global emergency in Byrne’s exhilarating second entry in the Dez Limerick series (after 2022’s The Gatekeeper). Irish ex-mercenary Limerick hustles to Oregon from California when his friend,...
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