Irish writer Djamel White nominated for this year’s Booker Prize

— All of Them Dogs by Djamel White (John Murray)
— John of John by Douglas Stuart (Picador)
— Switzy by Emma Cline (Chatto & Windus)
— The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams (Fourth Estate)
— The Disappearers by Marlon James (Hamish Hamilton) 
— May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry (Granta)
— The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley (Picador)
— Black Bag by Luke Kennard (John Murray Press)
— The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis (Chatto & Windus) 
— The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 
— The Renovation by Kenan Orhan (Hamish Hamilton)
— The End of Everything by M. John Harrison (Serpent’s Tail)

Things are different since Tony Ward landed back in town. The West Dublin gangland has changed. His old mentor is dead, and his best pal Kenny Boyle is on the straight and narrow. After five years keeping quiet across the way, Tony is keen to reinstate himself, and when the opportunity arises to work side by side with Darren 'Flute' Walsh, a top enforcer of notorious crime boss Aengus Lavelle, it feels like a no-brainer. Biting off more than he can chew has never bothered Tony Ward, but Flute Walsh is not the meek, quiet boy Tony remembers from school. Brooding, stoic, and unpredictably dangerous, Tony finds himself drawn to his new associate in more ways than one. With retribution from his past actions always close in the rear view, the protection offered by Flute's standing in the gang is crucial. But how safe is Tony really, when a mutual attraction starts to complicate matters?