- You can't change your past. But what about your future? -
John Ray, son of crime boss Antonio 'Tony' Ray, is the straight one of the family. With a successful business and a lifestyle to match, he wants nothing to do with his father's criminal world. But what does that world want with him?
A young prostitute is found dead in John's car, and Freddy Metcalfe, his best friend and employee, is framed for her death. Freddy denies everything but it's an open and shut case: he's going down for murder. John sets out to find the real killer.
But things get complicated. A stash of counterfeit money was also found in John's car, and the police seem more interested in that than in the dead girl. Then Lanny Bride turns up; one of the north's most ruthless criminals (and an old friend of the Ray family), Lanny is desperate to know who killed the girl. But why? Meanwhile, Freddy is too scared to talk to anyone, even his lawyer.
John's police detective girlfriend, Denise Danson, has been warned off the case by her boss. But she doesn't believe Freddy is guilty, and secretly helps John look for the murderer. The problem, though, is that uncovering the shocking truth about the girl's death will force John to confront his own criminal past and risk destroying his future, as well as losing the only woman he's ever loved.
A novel set in Leeds, this is the first crime-mystery in the LS9 series.
Genre : Psychological mystery
Where to connect online with the author:
Website : www.johnbarlow.net
Twitter : @John_Barlow_LS9
Goodreads : http://www.goodreads.com/johnbarlow
Sounds pretty good. I just read the first few pages on amazon. where does england keep getting these slick, clever crime writers from? country of criminals, perhaps!
ReplyDeleteDave Price
Thanks Dave! We're not all criminals, although my uncle was in fact a VERY minor crim until his untimely death.
ReplyDeleteI am guessing you're in the US? I tried to get a kind of american tone into the prose in HOPE ROAD, something more clipped, sleeker, not so heavy. Hope it worked for you.
Regards, John Barlow
Hey John
ReplyDeleteyes, I'm in the US (East Coast). Clipped, sleek, not so heavy... I know what you mean. I love Brit crime, but sometimes they do go on a bit too long, I think. Not a criticism, because Peter Robinson is one of my favorites, but I also like the way american writers can get the job done quicker. so, welcome to my world!!!
DaveP