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Where It Hurts
Where It Hurts | Reed Farrel Coleman
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From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author comes a gritty, atmospheric new series about the other side of Long Island, far from the wealth of the Hamptons, where real people live--and die. Gus Murphy thought he had the world all figured out. A retired Suffolk County cop, Gus had everything a man could want: a great marriage, two kids, a nice house, and the rest of his life ahead of him. But when tragedy strikes, his life is thrown into complete disarray. In the course of a single deadly moment, his family is blown apart and he is transformed from a man who believes he understands everything into a man who understands nothing. Divorced and working as a courtesy van driver for the run-down hotel in which he has a room, Gus has settled into a mindless, soulless routine that barely keeps his grief at arm's length. But Gus's comfortable waking trance comes to an end when ex-con Tommy Delcamino asks him for help. Four months earlier, Tommy's son T.J.'s batteredbody was discovered in a wooded lot, yet the Suffolk County PD doesn't seem interested in pursuing the killers. In desperation, Tommy seeks out the only cop he ever trusted--Gus Murphy. Gus reluctantly agrees to see what he can uncover. As he begins to sweep away the layers of dust that have collected over the case during the intervening months, Gus finds that Tommy was telling the truth. It seems that everyone involved with the late T.J Delcamino--from his best friend, to a gang enforcer, to a mafia capo, and even the police--has something to hide, and all are willing to go to extreme lengths to keep it hidden. It's a dangerous favor Gus has taken on as he claws his way back to take a place among the living, while searching through the sewers for a killer.
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heatherkaz
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A retired cop with a painful history gets tangled up in the investigation of the deaths of father and son criminals. He must deal with his own personal demons as well as the crooked cops trying to keep their thumbs on him as he gets deeper into the well of drugs, murder, and cover-ups.

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DocBrown
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Perfect potboiler. Exquisite audio narration.

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BookishGirl06
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Panpan

It was ok, but not really something that wowed me. The story is ok but I just didn't feel like I will pick it up again.

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BookishGirl06
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Now for a book that's been sitting in my tbr pile for awhile. Someone gave it to me, so might as well give it a shot.

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MrBook
Where It Hurts | Reed Farrel Coleman
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#TBRtemptation post! This mystery is the first in a new series! Gus Murphy is a retired Suffolk County, LI, cop who had it all: great marriage, kids, house, etc. Then 1 tragic moments shatters it all & he winds up a divorced courtesy van driver & lives in a hotel room. Then ex-con Tommy asks Gus for help. Tommy's son was murdered & the police don't seem interested in solving it. Gus reluctantly takes the case. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

BookBabe I LOVE the cover! 😍 7y
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Mackypup
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My #TBR list keeps growing....need more hours in the day!!

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57thStreetBooks
Where It Hurts | Reed Farrel Coleman
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We're giving away a copy of this new mystery over on Instagram!

Litsy giveaways coming soon!

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Mamashep
Where It Hurts | Reed Farrel Coleman
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Anyone read this? Arrived I requested and I don't have time for it but wondering if it's worth passing along to my thriller living SIL?

[DELETED] 2232195534 I've heard good things about it but have not read it myself. It is gritty, but very absorbing I've heard if you are able to handle that. 8y
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SurlyBooks
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Is as fine a meditation on loss as it is a hard-ass-hard-boiled-reluctant-detective novel. You really do want to be on the ground floor of this new series, folks.

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SurlyBooks
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My former boss insisted I take this one; she never urged me to read something she didn't REALLY like. I'm really in the mood for a lighter read, but proximity is 90% of the decision to go ahead and start it.

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