“Plenty of charm and humour, and raises rousing points about society…you’ve got to admire its guts.” – Sunday Times
“Thanks to snappy, darkly funny prose and a willingness to move the plot along quickly, Even Flow is a consummate page-turner. It asks interesting questions about vigilantism and whether it can ever be justified.” – Irish Independent
“A great novel which makes the reader empathise with the enigmatic 3W gang. The plot is well-executed and manages to illuminate all sides of the argument.” – So So Gay magazine
“Dark but well-humoured, with a pace that will quicken your heart rate with each chapter.” – Huffington Post
“A highly entertaining thriller with one dimension more than some can boast. A ripping read, action-packed and atmospherically tense – not the sort of book you only read once.” – thebookbag.co.uk
“Very well thought-out and tightly woven; impossible to put down and well worth the read.” – bookbitch.com
“A fantastic idea for a book. Absolutely gripping to the end, very well-written.” – YouTube vlogger candysomething
“A provocative crime thriller, mixing influences as diverse as Don De Lillo and A Clockwork Orange with The Smiths and Pearl Jam.” – irishcentral.com
“Some clever moments and the conceit is engaging. It poses interesting philosophical questions.” – Sunday Business Post
“Difficult to categorise but the pages just flew by…a fun and engaging read.” – theviewfromthebluehouse.blogspot.ie
“The bookhas plenty of charm and humour, and raises rousing points… Disdain formisogynist yuppies steams off the page; the prose hisses and spits about thehorror and injustice of the sex trade… Like (Danny) Everard, you may not like everything here but you’ve got to admire its guts.” Sunday Times
“The novel starts with a bang, with a man hanging from the top of a building. The story picks up speed as the men crash a party to save a pair of prostitutes – and that’s just the first chapter… Dark but well-humoured, with a pace that will quicken your heart-rate with each chapter.” Huffington Post
“McManus’s book has some clever moments and the conceit is engaging…poses some interesting philosophical questions… There’s plenty of promise and it’ll be interesting to see what he produces later.” Sunday Business Post
“A great novel which makes the reader empathise with the enigmatic 3W gang…well-written and endearing. The plot is well-executed and illuminates all sides of the argument… Even Flow is a good story, and has an original execution that makes it worth the price of purchase.” So So Gay magazine
“The dramatic opening scene sets the tone for a provocative thriller. Mixing influences as diverse as Don De Lillo, A Clockwork Orange and Pearl Jam into a cinematic stew, Even Flow centres on the 3W Gang’s unconventional tactics to promote tolerance…marked by filmic descriptions.” irishcentral.com
About the Author
Darragh McManus is an Irish author and journalist. His most recent novel is Red Raven, a Young Adult urban fantasy which mixes Celtic mythology with a present-day action-adventure. He also wrote two crime novels for adults (Even Flow, 2012, and The Polka Dot Girl, 2013), the Young Adult mystery Shiver the Whole Night Through (2014), comic crime novel Cold! Steel! Justice!!! (2011, as Alexander O’Hara) and humorous non-fiction GAA Confidential (2007), all to excellent reviews. Several of Darragh’s short stories have featured in journals in Ireland, UK and US, and he has written three screenplays, one of which placed in the top 5% of 6,000 contestants in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars) screenwriting competition. A play has had staged readings in Manhattan and Belfast. As a journalist he has written columns, features and critical reviews for 20 years for several national publications in different countries, including the Guardian, Sunday Times and Irish Independent. See darraghmcmanus.com for reviews of Darragh’s books, archived articles and sample work.
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