Wiley's Lament

By Lono Waiwaiole

Book Overview

From another impressive newcomer to crime fiction, WILEY'S LAMENT is the story of a man who's drifting through the remains of his torn-up life like a ghost, playing poker to make ends meet but always on the edge of an abyss, not quite sure whether his minimal efforts at life are worth the trouble. When the estranged daughter he hasn't spoken to in a year turns up gutted with a sharp knife in a cheap motel room, Wiley's solitary life spins out of control and a violent showdown with both the killer and with his own bloody conscience becomes inevitable. He stalks the nasty underside of Portland's sex industry, jumping at every shadow and taking two steps back for every forward stride. But Wiley is determined to do this one thing right, perhaps to make amends with his lost daughter, or maybe to make peace with his own battered soul.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312303831
• ISBN13: 9780312303839
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

jhobbit

I loved this book! The people in the book were almost like family. The plost was wonderful. The drawback is the author does not write enough books foe me. Well, I guess to write wonferful books, It takes time!

Wow, this book is great!

From the first page to the last, I couldn't rip my eyes from the book. As I read the story of Wiley I could vividly imagine anyone in that position. Such an imagination from one person, I am awed. I hope Waiwaiole doesn't wait long to publish his next book. I give this book 5 stars.

wild investigative crime thriller

Working with the FBI, Fernando guts a hooker in the Evergreen Motel, a cheap joint near the Portland, Oregon Airport. To clean up his trail, Fernando kills a few other people who can associate him with the victim.Her father Wiley, who even before his daughter's murder, did not care whether he lived or died (all one has to do is ask the drug dealers he mugs in Seattle for a living) identifies the victim as Lizzie. He knows the overworked police will try to solve the homicide, but that is not good enough for him. Though he has not talked with his estranged daughter in over a year, Wiley sees vengeance as a chance to somewhat atone for being a lousy dad. The underground sex industry quickly knows to beware because Wiley will stomp on anyone who fails to point him towards the killer of his child.The attitudes of the antihero Wiley, the killer Fernando, the FBI agent Avina, and the other agents make this investigative crime thriller into a winner. The story line is exciting from the moment Wiley places a gun in the ear of a drug dealer until the climax when High Noon occurs between the two lead characters. Those readers who relish an offbeat electrifyingly wild ride filled with testosterone (even from the female Avina) will want to obtain WILEY'S LAMENT.Harriet Klausner