Keith Gilman Books

brotherskeeper_web Sins that ex-cop Lou Klein thought he’d buried on the dark streets of Philadelphia return to haunt him when a woman from his past reappears. Born into a family of cops, Franny Patterson married into a family of crime when she wed Brian Haggerty, owner of one of Philly’s hottest nightclubs. Now she wants out – and she has approached her former love, Lou Klein, for help.

While he can’t ignore her plea, Klein suspects that Franny is keeping secrets from him. Her husband, Haggerty, was cleared of the murder of his first wife, ambitious young stripper Valerie Price, only because of his watertight alibi: he’d been in bed with Franny at the time. But is Franny’s evidence to be trusted?

And when Franny’s over-protective older brother is killed, the stakes become even higher. Jimmy Patterson was also an ex-cop – and one of Klein’s oldest friends. In order to protect his ex-girlfriend and avenge her brother’s murder, Klein must unravel a convoluted history of deceit and death.

Keith Gilman has been a police officer in the Philadelphia area for over fifteen years. He is the author of one previous novel, Father’s Day, which won the Private Eye Writers of America’s Best First Novel Award.

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Father’s Day is Keith Gilman’s provocative debut from St. Martin’s Press and Minotaur Books. It was awarded Best First Novel by the Private Eye Writers of America.

Father’s Day is a dark and atmospheric tale of an ex-cop from Philadelphia asked to track down the missing daughter of an old friend. The investigation takes him deep into his past, into the darkest corners of the city where the ghosts of his most painful memories await his return.

He uncovers truths about the alleged suicide of his friend, a fellow officer with the Philadelphia police department; truths about the accusations that ended both their careers; truths about the woman who had come between them; truths about the tortured life of the girl he’s trying to find and naturally, truths about himself.

Father’s Day is a novel with multiple layers of meaning, taut psychological depth, strong noir elements and stark visual imagery. It is a terrifying exploration of the emotions behind our deepest fears.

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