Book info

• Title Killing Hope
• Author Keith Houghton
• Year 2011
• Genre Mystery

When homicide detective Gabe Quinn returns to the LAPD after the murder of his wife Hope, he thinks he has fought off all the demons that life can throw his way. But his first case back may very well prove to be his last...

Thoughts

This turned out to be an interesting little crime thriller, far different to what I had thought when I first started reading. The snippy short paragraphs, the hands off approach and the incredibly distant switching between protagonists and perspectives didn’t appeal initially, and took a while to get used to. I thought halfway through that I’d just read to the end to see how it all played out but that I wasn’t particularly enjoying the process.

But by the end, and with the twist, I found myself caught up in the nightmare. I’d thought I had guessed who the killer was, only to find further twists and turns to come. I don’t necessarily agree with anything Detective Quinn does, and the style still sits uncomfortably with me, but as stories go, it’s certainly got my interest.

Rating: 3 / 5