Daughter of Darkness by Ed Gorman

This thriller features justice, vengeance, and redemption for both the main characters. An overall good read. Some elements of mystery, but mostly suspense. It doesn’t seem to be part of a series, but it was written as if it could be. I guess Mr. Gorman decided to dedicate his talents elsewhere.

Michael Coffey is a retired homicide detective now working as a cabbie in Chicago. On one of his frequent visits to Sister Mary Agnes’s shelter he meets a woman who isn’t sure who she is and who was found outside the shelter. This starts a bizarre sequency of events. Coffey becomes obsessed with the woman and is intent on helping her.

This book dives into some strange, but interesting topics. There’s a lot of psychology. There’s secret government sponsored experiments. And as always with Gorman, many interesting characters.

The middle of the book drags some, but the suspense heightens in the last quarter. And Gorman throws in a major surprise that I did not see coming at the end. Justice is served in several interesting ways.

This book has profanity and several graphic sex scenes as well as many sexual references. Some violence, though nothing gratuitous. If you can tolerate the lewdness, it’s worth reading. Gorman’s writing style is engaging. There’s enough description to set the stage and the character, but not too much to overwhelm.

Due to the content, I’m going to rank this fifth so far. But if this is the worst book I read this year, it will be a great reading year.

1. Through Thorny Ways by Jennifer Q. Hunt
2. The Seven Day Resurrection by Chevron Ross
3. Justice by Jeff Hill
4. The Shocking Truth by Steve Rush
5. Daughter of Darkness by Ed Gorman

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