Irish writer Eoin Colfer made himself world famous with his Artemis Fowl novels, a hugely popular series the author describes as “Die Hard with fairies.” His other output includes several other fantasy series and a gig writing And Another Thing, the sixth book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Now, for something completely different, Colfer steps away from his youth-oriented work to deliver the crime caper Plugged, due out in August. With caustic Irish humor, bloody violence and a profane imagination, Colfer’s newest puts him in the ranks with the likes of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen and Ken Bruen, who helped inspire Colfer’s foray into crime fiction.