Plugged - Hardcover

Praise for "Plugged"

"Author Eoin Colfer, who created those Artemis Fowl books, lives in Ireland. Again, hair-raising, dark bad boys, crime, events where your wife's brother gets selected 'designated drunk.' Daniel McEvoy's a bouncer, Irish. Like, what else? Lives there a villain who's Norwegian? His girlfriend gets suddenly dead. It's a crooked doctor, menacing homeland mob, seedy New Jersey club, more booze--and such prose as squeezing certain sensitive parts of a male Rottweiler. And Page 264's 'Little virgin Connie didn't want hands on her ass.' Eugene O'Neill it's not. Irish it is." --Cindy Adams, "New York Post"

"Colfer's adult crime-fiction debut--after his bestselling Artemis Fowl YA series--introduces a big, brash, bawdy, balding anti-hero" --"Kirkus Reviews"

"DON'T PICK UP THIS BOOK if you want to get anything else done for the next day or two. It's too sharp, too funny, and it won't let you go." -- Don Winslow
Praise for "Plugged"
"Author Eoin Colfer, who created those Artemis Fowl books, lives in Ireland. Again, hair- raising, dark bad boys, crime, events where your wife's brother gets selected 'designated drunk.' Daniel McEvoy's a bouncer, Irish. Like, what else? Lives there a villain who's Norwegian? His girlfriend gets suddenly dead. It's a crooked doctor, menacing homeland mob, seedy New Jersey club, more booze--and such prose as squeezing certain sensitive parts of a male Rottweiler. And Page 264's 'Little virgin Connie didn't want hands on her ass.' Eugene O'Neill it's not. Irish it is." --Cindy Adams, "New York Post"
"Irish author Colfer, best known for his middle-grade "Artemis Fowl " series, makes his much anticipated crime novel debut with this pitch-perfect comic noir . . . Outrageous characters, uproariously funny plot twists, and brutal, nonstop action make this a sure-fire winner." -- "Publishers Weekly," starred review
"Eoin Colfer makes his crime fic

Praise for "Plugged" "Great writers can write anything, and "Plugged" is proof. Its author is Eoin (pronounced 'Owen') Colfer, a name you might recognize because he wrote the best- selling 'Artemis Fowl' books for young adults, as well as a sequel to Douglas Adams's "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Taken together, those books feature fairies, unemployed gods, a boy genius, a green alien and a galactic president, which means it's not easy to categorize Colfer or his writing. That's a good thing. Because now he's produced a bang-up crime novel for adults. This might lead you to think you're in Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen or even Damon Runyon country, but you're not. Although there are echoes of all three writers in "Plugged", Colfer's novel is dominated, driven and fully animated by a refreshingly original voice . . . Colfer has the deftest of touches, so he underplays them at every opportunity, which makes the reader care all the more. "Plugged" packs a powerful dramatic wallop

"With his new novel "Plugged", Colfer makes the transition for YA to fullon adult fiction, with impressive results . . . an adorable mongrel of a book - wildly funny, oddly touching, part caper novel, part mystery . . . Starting the novel is the equivalent of hitting the power switch and holding on for dear life; the narrative builds and folds in on itself, the bodies pile up, the situations get more and more outlandish, and the reader just grins and plays along." — "The Vancouver Sun"

"Eoin Colfer makes his crime fiction debut with a bang... With swift pacing and plenty of twists and turns to keep readers guessing until the very end, Colfer's crime caper has all the makings of a classic thriller. Daniel tries to hide his insecurities and chivalrous weak spot behind his wry, self-deprecating humor, and his witty voice deftly blends comedy with the noir storytelling. A clever ending leaves room for a sequel and fans clamoring for more of this sensitive Irish rogue."---"Foreword Reviews"

"Eoin Colfer, primarily known for his children''s books featuring Artemis Fowl, shows he can write a terrific crime novel for adults with "Plugged" . . . "Plugged" is that rare book that mixes terrific suspense with laugh-out-loud humor. McEvoy and his attitude will appeal to fans of both the crime novels of Elmore Leonard and the wacky characters prevalent in the novels of Carl Hiaasen."----Associated Press

"Colfer makes his adult crime fiction debut with this tale of Daniel McEvoy, who might be a doorman at a low-rent casino in Cloisters, NJ, but who once upon a time served two tours of active duty in the Irish army. . . The body count rises steadily as Daniel gets himself into various situations both dangerous and hilarious involving good and bad cops, crooked lawyers, barrels of steroids, and assorted mayhem. Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard fans should enjoy this hard-boiled novel with a dash of humor."----"Library Journal "

"Colfer''s first adult crime novel, "Plugged" is a gloriously ramshackle comedy crime caper. As a narrative vehicle the story is a getaway car careering downhill and losing wheels at every corner. Colfer, however, is too experienced a storyteller to get carried away himself. The propulsive chaos masks a palpable appreciation of the crime novel itself, not simply in terms of his playful subversion of the genre''s tropes but also in Colfer''s willingness to warp the parameters of what is essentially a conservative narrative form. Successfully blending the subgenres of comedy crime caper and hard-boiled noir is no mean feat, as those who have read Donald Westlake''s pale imitators will confirm. Colfer''s exuberance in this respect will delight the connoisseurs jaded by crime novels that insist on adhering to a predictable norm. Scabrously funny, furiously paced and distinctively idiosyncratic, "Plugged" ultimately comes to a belated reconciliation with the genre''s conventions, but only after a titanic and entertaining struggle that suggests Colfer''s first adult crime novel will not be his last."---- Declan Burke, "The Irish Times "

"Colfer''s adult crime-fiction debut--after his bestselling Artemis Fowl YA series--introduces a big, brash, bawdy, balding anti-hero."---"Kirkus Reviews"

"Colfer makes the transition [to adult literature] with his facility for the delightful Irish turn of phrase intact, even if many of those phrases are saltier this time around . . . the sharp curves come fast and so do the dips that make you feel giddy. Colfer keeps up the furious pace."----"The Chicago Sun-Times"

When his girlfriend and several people close to him are murdered, Lincoln McEvoy finds himself targeted by the New Jersey mafia, corrupt cops and an eccentric neighbor and races against time to find a hair-plug technician who may hold crucial answers. By the best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series. 75,000 first printing.