Hurt Machine
December 2011
This book was provided to Murder, Mystery & Mayhem by Tyrus Books for review.
Why haven't I heard of this series before? Reed Farrel Coleman's book, Hurt Machine, number seven in the Moe Prager mystery series is definitely added to the recommended list.
In his 60s, Moses (Moe) Prager, a retired New York Police Department detective and part-time PI, has seen and heard it all. He's old, a bit beat up, and sick, very sick but that's not going to stop him when his ex-wife and investigative partner, Carmella, asks him to investigate the stabbing of her sister Alta. Facing one of the best times in his life, his daughters wedding, and one of the worst, his own mortality, Moe takes the case. Alta an EMT died in disgrace, ostracized along with her partner in the press for failing to come to the aid of a dying man while off duty. The story just doesn't add up and Moe can't leave it alone picking at the string of lies and secrets. A tough Brooklynite, Moe's not going to give up without a good fight.
Coleman is the winner of almost every mystery award out there - check out the details here.
Hurt Machine reviews around the blogosphere -
Noir Journal 47: Hurt Machine "Wow!.....It's hard to strike a balance between a hard-edged crime tale and a novel involving a man dealing with the news of ....."
Publisher's Weekly: Hurt Machine "Razor-edged contemporary whodunits don’t get much better than Shamus-winner Coleman’s seventh Moe Prager mystery..."
Kirkus Reviews: Hurt Machine "In his seventh appearance (Innocent Monster, 2010, etc.), Moe Prager copes with an old love, a complex murder and a belly-full of trouble..."
The Moses Prager series:
Walking the Perfect Square (2002), Redemption Street (2004), The James Deans (2005), Soul Patch (2007), Empty Ever After (2008), Innocent Monster (2010), Hurt Machine (2011)
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