This book was much more than what I thought it would be. Goines brings Daddy Cool, a professional hit man, to the forefront. The thing is this is much more than a man out killing people. It's another example of him having a story within a story. His daughter runs away from home after a heated argument one night, and that is when the story really picks up. Now Cool has his job to do, which was stressful enough, and has to locate his daughter, as well as having problems at the house with his two stepsons, who know all too well what was going on without letting Daddy Cool know about it until it was too late. Another classic by a classic writer.

I believe this is the fifth book that I've read from Goines and for awhile, I was starting to wonder 'Why are people so into him?' The last two books I read from him were not good. But this one, wow! I didn't want to put it down. It was an easy, believable read all the way through. Ofcourse, Goines is on point with the dialogue, gives me a reasonable amount of descriptions, and the plot was smooth, but that's all his stories. But this one did something that a few have not--he didn't add unnecessary characters, his characters developed accordingly, and they were all well-rounded. This is the story of a hustler/killer who can't handle his daughter as a prostitute and his stepsons as beginner criminals. He can destroy everything else that bothers OTHER people but can't seem to handle his own problems.

What an excellent pageturner. What a talented author Donald Goines was He will be missed.This was a great story about a father and daughter relationship that anyone could relate to rich or poor. How sad when a parent raises their child to be the best and then that child falls victim to the streets or to the world. Many parents that were raised poor or in the ghetto think if they give their child everything they didn't have as a child their child will end up succeeding but in reality that doesn't always happen. What the parent is doing is setting that child up to fail. What an enlightening read.

I thought that this book was very good that is why i gave it five stars. Once i picked up the book i could not put it down. Goines' books are very hood, and you could relate to some of the characters. In this book basically what happens is that the main character Larry a.k.a. Daddy Cool gets in to an argument with gis daughter Janet, and she moves out. Before she moves she is involved with a boy named Ronald who is a pimp. He turns her out and she ends up on the corner. and it all go down hill from there. But the book was very interesting and i reccomend to anyone who wants to stay intrigued.

I give the book "Daddy Cool by Donald Goines five stars. "Daddy Cool" is a realistic getto fiction book that is about a ruthless hitman who would do anything to keep his daugther from staying a prostitute. what is good about "Daddy Cool"is your not forced to read it because once you read one page your going to read other pages and before you know it you have finished the book. "Daddy Cool" is a fiction book but ther are some events in the book that can really happen. I was so satisfy with the book "Daddy Cool" that I went on to read more of Donald Goines books. so far I have read "Crime Partners" and "Street Players".

Daddy Cool was one of the greatest books i have every read. There was sooo much killing. But that wasn't the main reason this book was good, I give this book five stars because of it imagery.The whole time I was reading this book I felt like I was there. Like when he made a murder it felt like I was watching it the whole time. Orlike when the author discribe how Daddy Cool looked, I could see him perfectly in my head. This book had so much detail that it felt like I was watching it on T.V. I would recommend this book to anybody who thinks they are a gansta. The only thing that could of made this book better was if Daddy Cool used more guns to kill people instead of knives.

This was the first book of Donald Goines I read and I was like I would never read another one of his books. I was really disappointed because everybody was talking about how good of a author he was. I decided to give him another try and found out this was like the only book that was horrible. I enjoy reading all of the other books but this one I just was not feeling. Janet left her father home to sell her body for nickles and dimes. Her father would have given her anything. The father was killing people with a knife. Back then they had guns. I just did not like this one.

I had no idea they even made graphic novels for Goines books! What a cool thing to find. It's a pretty quick read like most graphic novels, but I found myself savoring images along the way (especially Daddy Cool's daughter... oh yeah). Plus it captures that gritty feeling of Goines' books that I love. Good action, good drama - highly recommended.

I had no idea they even made graphic novels for Goines books! What a cool thing to find. It's a pretty quick read like most graphic novels, but I found myself savoring images along the way (especially Daddy Cool's daughter... oh yeah). Plus it captures that gritty feeling of Goines' books that I love. Good action, good drama - highly recommended.

Larry Jackson AKA "DADDY COOL" is a hired assassin who lives only to make money and to appease his daughter Janet. When Janet becomes a spoiled, rebellious teenager, DADDY COOL sees that he was wrong in granting his daughter's every command and tries to rule with an iron fist. Janet is not having it and leaves home to live with her boyfriend, Ronald, an up and coming pimp.

DADDY COOL enlists the help of his stepsons to find Janet. However, they find the situation amusing and do nothing to help. This causes a wide rift in the family. In the meantime, Janet finds herself acting and doing things that she said that she would never do, all in the name of love. When DADDY COOL finds out, he is torn between respecting his daughter's wishes or forcing her out of the seedy lifestyle she has chosen. What ensues are internal and familial struggles that will leave the reader in a state of shock.

Donald Goines has written a novel that gives a glimpse into the street life. The story, filled with deviant hit men, pimps, and whores, is one that will not soon be forgotten. This is action-packed novel is a must read for those who enjoy gritty, street stories.

Reviewed by Latoya Carter-Qawiyy
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BOOK
THAT IS DEEP AND WILL HAVE YOU
WANTING MORE, THAN THIS IS THE BOOK
THE BOOK IS ABOUT A FARTHER WHO IS
GETTING MONEY FROM THE STREET, HE HAS
A DAUGHTER WHO IS VERY PROTECTIVE OVER
BUT HIS DAUGHTER DOES NOT LIKE HIS WAYS
AND TURNS TO HER BOYFRIEND WHO TURNS HER
ON TO SELLING HER BODY, AND THAT IS WHEN ALL HELL
BREAK LOOSE

Daddy Cool is cool indeed. A man who legally owns a popular pool hall and illegally assassinates people for large sums of cash. Even his wife does not know how he manages to leave town for a few days and return with a stack of money. Either she is just ignorant or doesn't want to admit the obvious.

Daddy Cool's teenage daughter is determined to be independent. She does not like the fact that her father wants to control her every move, including whom she dates. So what does this overzealous sister do? She leaves home after a heated argument, runs into the arms of her boyfriend, and ends up selling her body to please him.

Daddy Cool's two stepsons know what their half sister is up to but are more concerned with milking Daddy Cool for money and material possessions. Once Daddy finds out that they knew of her whereabouts the entire time he was searching for her, he bans them from his life.

Misfortune quickly turns to tragedy in this novel. Daddy Cool, a man who always assumed he was untouchable, has to deal with a flood of emotions and make life or death decisions that keeps readers on the edge of their seat until the violent, climatic ending.

Tiffany Morris Oak Park MI The book DADDY COOL By Donald Goines was filled with extream amounts of action and a few heartwarm moments.Basicly the book is about a guy Larry Jackson or better known as Daddy Cool to his friends and family. He's a black hit man and his clients know that he is the best. He could pull a trigger or toss a knife and never blink an eye. All that counts to him is the bread. That and his daughter Janet. Her reespect and love means everything to him.He gives her presents and a lot of his hit money in hopes of buying them. But his daughter is smoothed talked by this guy Ronald, a young blood pimp out to make a name for himself on the streets.Ronald calls Daddy Cool Daddy Fool, but Daddy Cool is nobodys fool.Soon Ronald will discover that or will he?

I think this book was wonderful. I could not put it down once I started reading it. There was excitement on every page and I couldn't wait to get to the next page. Daddy Cool was a master at his job,but as a father that was another story. I just love Donald Goines books. I plan to read each and everyone of his books.

In the book "Daddy Cool" by Donald Goines talks about his story. He wrote about his family and how he go through the problem with his daughter. His daughter and him were having an arguement, she moved out and live with her boyfriend. While she lives with him, he told her to go out and work as a whore... I reccomend this book because I think this book is very interesting. It talks about a real life person who have to go through a lot of trouble.

Donald Goines' passionate tale of love, betrayal, and the thickness of blood is aptly potrayed in this hard-boiled novel. His economy of words and clear mental images give this book a driving force that compells the reader to imerse himself/herself in the character's engulfing emotions. A very quick read, it will provide anyone--who is a fan of pimps, players, and hustlers--great entertainment. This is an asset to anyones crime fiction library.

Daddy Cool is one of Donald Goines's best books. Goines has to be respected for not taking the easy way out with his characters. Daddy Cool is not so much a novel about a hitman as it is about a father in sudden turmoil, faced with conflicting loyalties. As with his other books, this Goines novel can't be appreciated with a closed mind. His writing style is straight forward and graphic. Unlike many writers, he doesn't do it for shook value. There is no mistaking what he wants you to see or how his characters feel. He writes from experience and tells you a fictional story set in a very real world. It's not pretty, but reality rarely is.

Written in 1974, it certainly is outdated. But even 20-odd years ago, this book could not have been very good. Limited imaginatiom running wild and in the wrong direction.

This is another boonie dog book review from Wolfie and Kansas. The novel "Daddy Cool" by Donald Goines is about a professional hit man. In the opening pages, the hit man murders a watch dog in cold blood. In his book "Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors", Rex Feral has a section on bumping off watch dogs. We wonder what is wrong with North American hit men. Here on Guam, crooks realize it is easier to bribe us to be quiet with canned meat than to kill us.

As we were reading "Daddy Cool", we thought we found a few things to nitpick about--an occasional scene that strained our willing suspension of disbelief, a passage here and there that seemed too brusque. However, when we finished the book, we realized the sun was setting. We had spent the entire afternoon reading "Daddy Cool" straight through in one sitting, without taking a single break to munch on Milk Bones, bark at passing traffic, or chase a cat. That does not happen to us often. The power and sustained suspense of Goines's writing just snuck up on us. That is why we give "Daddy Cool" a high rating despite the miscaninthropic opening.