Where It Hurts, Reed Farrel Coleman
Where It Hurts, Reed Farrel Coleman
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Where It Hurts

Author: Reed Farrel Coleman

Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2016


Synopsis

From award-winning New York Times bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman 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, he 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 Gus 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 his comfortable waking trance comes to an end when ex-con Tommy Delcamino comes to him for help. Four months earlier, TJ Delcamino’s battered body was discovered in a wooded lot, yet the police don’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 Delcamino is telling the truth. It seems that everyone involved with the late TJ Delcamino—from his best friend to his girlfriend, from 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 hide it. Gus has taken on a dangerous favor as he claws his way back to take a place among the living, all while searching through the sewers for a killer.

About Reed Farrel Coleman

Reed Farrel Coleman, called a hard-boiled poet by NPR’s Maureen Corrigan, is the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-three novels including six in Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series. He is a four-time recipient of the Shamus Award and a four-time Edgar Award nominee in three different categories. He has also won the Audie, Scribe, Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards. Reed lives with his wife on Long Island.

About Chris Andrew Ciulla

Chris Andrew Ciulla is a versatile performer with over 50 audiobook credits to his name. The genres of his titles range from mystery/thriller to sci-fi, to fantasy and romance. He also excels at sports-related nonfiction, being a former sports radio host and frequent show guest. He's a boxing expert who is a commentator for professional matches. In addition to frequent film, television, and on-camera commercial work, Chris has voiced characters for the popular video game titles Fallout 4 and Mafia III, and can be heard in national commercial campaigns. AudioFile magazine reviewed a recent performance: "Narrator Chris Ciulla adopts a slight accent to illustrate her Lithuanian roots and adds a slight tremulousness to his timbre so that Ona sounds old but still spry and spirited . . . Ciulla's open performance and slightly hurried pacing for the boy perfectly translate his unfiltered but sweet nature . . . Quinn didn't always fulfill his parental responsibilities but Ciulla makes his fundamental decency and kindness clear to the listener."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on May 27, 2024

I really enjoyed Coleman’s nine books featuring ex-cop Moe Prager. In fact, I’d go as far as to say it’s been one of my favourite crime fiction series. Prager was a haunted soul whose career as a cop was ended by a freak accident when she slipped on an errant piece of carbon paper. Thereafter, as he......more

Goodreads review by James on February 06, 2016

This is the first novel in a projected new series by the very gifted writer, Reed Farrel Coleman. The protagonist is Gus Murphy, a former cop in Suffolk County on Long Island. Murphy had a great life and was perfectly content until, out of the blue, a tragedy destroyed him and blew his family apart.......more

Goodreads review by Kris (My Novelesque Life) on October 14, 2018

WHERE IT HURTS (Gus Murphy: #1) Written by Reed Farrel Coleman 2016; G.P. Putnam’s (484 Pages) Genre: series, fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller RATING: 4.5 STARS After the death of his son, Gus Murphy retires from the police force and is divorced from his wife. He works as a courtesy van driver for a r......more

Goodreads review by Mal on April 06, 2017

After decades of reading mysteries and thrillers, I still frequently encounter authors whose names are new to me—but are described as “bestselling” and sometimes have dozens of novels to their credit. Reed Farrel Coleman is the latest example. Author of at least 23 books divided among six series of......more

Goodreads review by Christina on March 11, 2017

I read this book because it was nominated for an Edgar Award this year, and now I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how it could have possibly made it to the list. Maybe it was because this book was up for an award that I felt so incredibly disappointed in it. I went into the reading experie......more


Quotes

“Modern noir at its absolute best.” Jeffery Deaver, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“One of the greatest voices in contemporary crime fiction…I loved this book. Nobody does it better.” Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Gus Murphy is the new name in crime fiction…[and] Coleman’s spectacularly absorbing new novel is my kind of story.” Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“[An] action-packed tale of an amoral world. Coleman is a born storyteller who writes with great authority.” Pat Conroy, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A gut punch of a novel, a murder mystery layered with grief, greed, and grit. Coleman is as good as Chandler, Hammett, or Ed McBain.” Nelson Demille, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Taut, smart, and engaging with a terrific sense of place.” C. J. Box, New York Times bestselling author

“Superb…In Coleman’s hands, all the standard elements seem as radiant and new as a freshly peroxided blonde….One of those evocative mysteries that readers will remember as much for its charged sense of place as for any of its other considerable virtues.” Washington Post

“Proof that the hard-boiled detective genre is timeless. His version of Sam Spade merely carries a cellphone and has a therapist.” Dallas Morning News

“A superb detective novel in the Raymond Chandler tradition, featuring fine prose, a suspenseful yarn, and a compelling main character.” Associated Press

“Fascinating reading and will richly entertain you.” Huffington Post


Awards

  • NPR Best Book
  • Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee
  • Anthony Award for Best Novel
  • Washington Post Best Book
  • Shamus Award