Kiss Her Goodbye
by:
Allan Guthrie (author)
When people in the city want to borrow money, they go to Cooper. When they don’t pay it back, they get a visit from Joe Hope. But now Joe’s got problems of his own. His teenage daughter is found dead, an apparent suicide. Then the police arrest him for murder. But for once in his life, Joe’s...
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When people in the city want to borrow money, they go to Cooper. When they don’t pay it back, they get a visit from Joe Hope. But now Joe’s got problems of his own. His teenage daughter is found dead, an apparent suicide. Then the police arrest him for murder. But for once in his life, Joe’s innocent – and with help from his underworld associates, he sets out to find the person responsible for framing him and deliver his own brutal form of justice. A powerful urban crime story set on the mean streets of Edinburgh, Kiss Her Goodbye marks Allan Guthrie’s emergence as a major new voice in thriller writing.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780857683205 (0857683209)
Publish date: March 29th 2011
Publisher: Hard Case Crime
Pages no: 208
Edition language: Turkish
Joe Hope is the muscle for an Edinburgh loan shark. When his daughter dies, an apparent suicide, he's heartbroken and wants revenge for whomever is responsible. He flies up to Orkney, only to find himself wanted by the police. A passage in Gemma's journal seems to indicate Joe raped her and to to...
One of the better modern efforts from Hard Case. I guessed the big reveal fairly early on, but that never really bothers me. Interesting to see such a story in a different setting (Scotland).
Story: Joe Hope learns that his daughter Gem is dead and heads off to make Adam Wright answer for Gem's death (Wright had promised to look after Gem). While there, Joe is arrested for the murder of Ruth, Joe's wife (Joe is naturally confused, didn't know wife was dead).Characters:Joe Hope: Loan Shar...
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