Review: Brooklyn-born author’s ‘Where it Hurts’ is superb detective novel
Brooklyn BookBeat
Gus Murphy was looking forward to retirement after a distinguished career as a Long Island police officer, but when his son dropped dead of an undiagnosed heart defect during a pickup basketball game, Gus’ life all but ended, too.
His marriage couldn’t endure the strain, his daughter self-medicated with illegal drugs and Gus descended into depression.
Now, two years later, he is living alone, subsisting on what little he earns as a courtesy van driver for a crummy hotel and sleepwalking through life.