Next of Kin is an excellent read and a vast improvement from the first one, Dark Harbour (2005), which I must say I struggled through but at the same time, felt that there was something about the author's idea of the book which I needed to tap into further. I am not disappointed. Hosp can write and he can write a convincing story. Apart from being an excellently plotted legal thriller, Next of Kin also "explores the issue of negative biological connections and the ways in which fundamental family bonds and instincts are hugely influential to how we live our lives, even those bonds to parents who disowned and neglected their children in ways that ruined their children's lives" - (Richard and Judy). I highly recommend this series.
Paperback blurb: 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 left 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?
About the author: David Hosp is a trial lawyer who has spent 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 outside the city.
Next of Kin is the fourth book in the Scott Finn series published in 2011.
Richard and Judy talks to David Hosp:
Rating: 4/5
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