Where It Hurts (gus Murphy Series, Book 1)

from Maydacat

Gus Murphy had it all. A job he liked and was good at, a nice home, and a wife and two kids he loved. And then one day, tragedy enters his life and everything falls apart. Now driving a curtesy van for a small hotel, Gus is approached by someone he knew in his former life, someone he had arrested...

from Pet12

Ex-cop Gus Murphy is hurting. His son's sudden death has thrown him into a deep hole of grief leading to the end of his marriage, problems with his daughter and a menial job as a hotel van driver living on-site and isolated. Then he is contacted by a man he regularly used to arrest and asked to l...

from bookappeal

Gus Murphy lives on Long Island - but not the trendy Hamptons end. A former cop, Gus's life fell apart when his son suddenly died, his marriage crumbled, and his daughter is still struggling to cope. Now, he works as a driver for a mediocre hotel - friendless, purposeless, and essentially numb to...

from mootzymom

I really enjoyed this book. I won it in a giveaway in exchange for an honest review. I was thirsty for a suspenseful crime story and I was thoroughly entertained by this novel. Retired Suffolk County police officer Gus Murphy is jolted back to the living again after being visited by an old perp. ...

from nbmars

The fact that Reed Farrel Coleman was selected to continue Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone novels is testament to his skill in writing crime fiction. He also has won a number of awards for his independent detective novels, known for their "hard-boiled" aspects. In Where It Hurts, Coleman begins th...