Next of Kin
By (Author) David Hosp
Pan Macmillan
Pan Books
1st February 2012
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
464
Width 127mm, Height 203mm, Spine 26mm
503g
Fast-paced, gripping and brimming with suspense. Next of Kin delivers on every level a brilliantly plotted thriller with an unexpected twist.When Boston attorney Scott Finn agrees to defend the son of notorious mobster Eamonn McDougal, he knows he's putting his reputation on the line. But he also knows he can use him as bait to reel in the prize catch. In a city where mob crime once ruled, a core of corruption, greed, lies and deceit still lingers. And it seems there are those in power who will stop at nothing to achieve what they want. Finn, who grew up an orphan on the meanest streets in the city, is determined to solve the murder of the mother he never knew. In his search for the truth he uncovers a sinister trail of murder, betrayal and revenge borne by someone who could neither forgive nor forget. But who can be trusted, and who can be believed And can Finn find the answers before it's too late
David Hosp is a trial lawyer who spends a portion of his time working pro bono on behalf of wrongly convicted individuals. He finds time to write his novels on his daily commute by boat across Boston harbour. He lives with his wife and family in the city.