A blistering West Dublin debut of love and loyalty.
Gritty, sharp and tension-charged, this blazing debut drops you into West Dublin’s underworld, where loyalty, desire and survival collide. A propulsive crime novel with an unexpectedly tender edge.
Longlisted for The Booker Prize 2026
All Them Dogs
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A blistering West Dublin debut of love and loyalty.
Gritty, sharp and tension-charged, this blazing debut drops you into West Dublin’s underworld, where loyalty, desire and survival collide. A propulsive crime novel with an unexpectedly tender edge.
- Book Synopsis
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For fans of Lisa McInerney, Gabriel Krauze, and Graeme Armstrong, All Them Dogs is a fizzing debut from one of Ireland's most striking new voices
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 to work side by side with Darren 'Flute' Walsh, a top enforcer of notorious crime boss Angus 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?
Ideal for readers who…
- love gritty, voice-driven crime fiction set in contemporary Ireland
- enjoy gangland stories where loyalty, reputation, and survival are constantly tested
- want morally complex characters pulled between ambition, fear, and desire
- like tense, slow-burn dynamics where attraction raises the stakes instead of lowering them
- are fans of Lisa McInerney, Gabriel Krauze, and Graeme Armstrong-style modern noir
- About The Author
- After leaving school early at age 17, Djamel White started volunteering in the Irish non-profit literary organisation Fighting Words, established by Roddy Doyle in 2009. Working there reinforced his love of writing as something worth pursuing. At 21, Djamel went on to attend University College Dublin, where he earned a BA in English and Creative Writing, followed by an MFA in Creative Writing, and was mentored by writers such as Declan Hughes, Sarah Moss and Anne Enright. He has been the recipient of a Literature Bursary Award and an Agility Award from the Arts Council of Ireland. As a child he was the only reader in the house and at 28, his debut All Them Dogs was published. He is based in Lucan, Dublin.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399824477
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray, (26 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 300 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 232 x 150 x 20 mm
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