Nailed: A Hammer & Sharpe Noir Mystery Thriller Prequel Novelette

by David E. Feldman

When Judah Hammer loses the woman he loves to a stray bullet in a bloody bank robbery, grief hardens into rage. A witness’s fragmentary memory leads him into Towson’s criminal underworld—where whispers of red bandanas and teardrop tattoos point to the men who destroyed his life.

But vengeance comes at a price. Judah’s relentless hunt pulls him into smoke-filled bars, shadowy alleys, and a subterranean den where outlaws rule. One wrong step will brand him as prey—but one right move could deliver his wife’s killer.

Raw, violent, and emotionally charged, Nailed reveals the crucible that forged Judah Hammer—the man whose moral code balances on the razor’s edge between justice and vengeance.

Perfect for fans of noir thrillers and crime sagas, this prequel sets the stage for the Hammer & Sharpe series—where power, loyalty, and survival collide.

38 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2025

About the author

David E. Feldman has written 8 books of his own and has ghostwritten twelve others.

His books include: Not Today-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 1; A Gathering Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 2; A Sickening Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 3; A Biological Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 4; A Special Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 5; Pilgrimage from Darkness Nuremberg to Jerusalem; Bad Blood, a Long Island Mystery; Born of War: Based on a True Story of American Chinese Friendship; How to Be Happily Married.

David's film, Everyone Deserves a Decent Life (directed, produced) won the Alfred Fortunoff Humanitarian Film Award at the Long Island Film Expo, 2014.

His film, Let Me Out! (Written, directed, produced) won Best Psychological Thriller at the 2009 New York International Film Festival.

His play, Love Lives On, was a winner of the inaugural Artists In Partnership Inaugural Playwriting Contest. He has also been the owner of eFace Media (eface.com) since 1989.