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Justice by Another Name
Set against the backdrop of NC's powerful hog-producing industry, deputy sheriff Will Moser takes on the most powerful man in the county to discover the truth behind two suspicious deaths.
245 pages, Hardcover
Published March 7, 2017
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E.C. Hanes
3 books15 followersI was born on November 29th 1945 to James Gordon Hanes Jr. and Helen Copenhaver Hanes and named after my mother’s father, Eldridge Copenhaver.
I spent my formative years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and my high school years at Woodberry Forest School in Orange Virginia. Upon graduating from Woodberry, I enrolled at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated in 1967 with a degree in Economics.
Following college, it being 1967 and the height of the Viet Nam war, I enlisted in the US Army. After basic training, advanced infantry training, and combat engineering Officer Candidate School, I was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Transportation Corps. A bit of logic understood only by the government. I spent my first year as an officer in New York City working at a joint DOD facility on projects of a secure nature. In 1968 I received orders for duty in Viet Nam and spent fourteen months in country. Initially I was a liaison officer between Support Command and the armored cavalry units in Third and Fourth Corps; then was made a member of the general staff of the Saigon Support Command. I left Viet Nam in 1970 with my life, a bronze star, and the disdain of the American public.
After a year of travel and recuperation, I married Jane Scott Grenley, a woman of exceptional character, humor, and perseverance evidenced by the fact that she has stayed married to me for over forty years. We have two children, three grandchildren and the anticipation of more to come.
I began my business career at Hanes Corporation, a firm started by my great grandfather. I left Hanes in 1978 and with two partners, started Xpres Corporation. Xpres eventually became, after a merger and then eight acquisitions, the Russ Companies with operations on five continents and over fifteen hundred employees.
While I enjoyed business, I promised myself that business would not be all consuming; thus, I worked with numerous arts, educational, and environmental organizations on both a local, state, and national level. Balancing my business career with my other interests gave me a perspective that I believe contributed to both.
Within the arts field, I served on the boards of the American Arts Alliance in Washington, DC, the American Council of the Arts in New York, the Winston-Salem Arts Council as President of the board, The North Carolina School of the Arts as the Chairman of the Board and president of the foundation, the Amon Carter Museum, the American Federation of the Arts, the North Carolina Governor’s Council on the Arts and Humanities, the North Carolina Cultural Alliance as Chairman, and the North Carolina Writers Network.
In addition to the arts community, I spent many years in wildlife conservation and environmentalism. I have served on the boards or the North American Wildlife Foundation in Manitoba, Canada, Trout Unlimited in Washington, the North Carolina Zoological Society, and was appointed by the Governor of North Carolina to an environmental study commission called ‘Save our State’.
In the field of education, I was a board member of the Fuqua School of Graduate Business of Duke University, the Medical Center board of Wake Forest University Medical School, Woodberry Forest School, Trinity College of Duke University, Salem College and Academy, and Co-Chair of the Maya Angelo Research Center on Health Equity at Wake Forest Medical Center.
Besides the specific areas of interest listed above, I have also been active in the community needs of Winston-Salem and the state of North Carolina. I have been a member of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Winston-Salem United Way, the Urban League, the Metropolitan YMCA, North Carolina State Film Commission, North Carolina Heritage Tourism Advisory Committee, Winston Salem Millennium Fund, and finally was the 1996 Democratic candidate for the North Carolina State Senate in the 21st senatorial district.
To keep myself smiling along my journey, I also have pursued a
I spent my formative years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and my high school years at Woodberry Forest School in Orange Virginia. Upon graduating from Woodberry, I enrolled at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and graduated in 1967 with a degree in Economics.
Following college, it being 1967 and the height of the Viet Nam war, I enlisted in the US Army. After basic training, advanced infantry training, and combat engineering Officer Candidate School, I was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Transportation Corps. A bit of logic understood only by the government. I spent my first year as an officer in New York City working at a joint DOD facility on projects of a secure nature. In 1968 I received orders for duty in Viet Nam and spent fourteen months in country. Initially I was a liaison officer between Support Command and the armored cavalry units in Third and Fourth Corps; then was made a member of the general staff of the Saigon Support Command. I left Viet Nam in 1970 with my life, a bronze star, and the disdain of the American public.
After a year of travel and recuperation, I married Jane Scott Grenley, a woman of exceptional character, humor, and perseverance evidenced by the fact that she has stayed married to me for over forty years. We have two children, three grandchildren and the anticipation of more to come.
I began my business career at Hanes Corporation, a firm started by my great grandfather. I left Hanes in 1978 and with two partners, started Xpres Corporation. Xpres eventually became, after a merger and then eight acquisitions, the Russ Companies with operations on five continents and over fifteen hundred employees.
While I enjoyed business, I promised myself that business would not be all consuming; thus, I worked with numerous arts, educational, and environmental organizations on both a local, state, and national level. Balancing my business career with my other interests gave me a perspective that I believe contributed to both.
Within the arts field, I served on the boards of the American Arts Alliance in Washington, DC, the American Council of the Arts in New York, the Winston-Salem Arts Council as President of the board, The North Carolina School of the Arts as the Chairman of the Board and president of the foundation, the Amon Carter Museum, the American Federation of the Arts, the North Carolina Governor’s Council on the Arts and Humanities, the North Carolina Cultural Alliance as Chairman, and the North Carolina Writers Network.
In addition to the arts community, I spent many years in wildlife conservation and environmentalism. I have served on the boards or the North American Wildlife Foundation in Manitoba, Canada, Trout Unlimited in Washington, the North Carolina Zoological Society, and was appointed by the Governor of North Carolina to an environmental study commission called ‘Save our State’.
In the field of education, I was a board member of the Fuqua School of Graduate Business of Duke University, the Medical Center board of Wake Forest University Medical School, Woodberry Forest School, Trinity College of Duke University, Salem College and Academy, and Co-Chair of the Maya Angelo Research Center on Health Equity at Wake Forest Medical Center.
Besides the specific areas of interest listed above, I have also been active in the community needs of Winston-Salem and the state of North Carolina. I have been a member of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Winston-Salem United Way, the Urban League, the Metropolitan YMCA, North Carolina State Film Commission, North Carolina Heritage Tourism Advisory Committee, Winston Salem Millennium Fund, and finally was the 1996 Democratic candidate for the North Carolina State Senate in the 21st senatorial district.
To keep myself smiling along my journey, I also have pursued a
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March 6, 2017
His death was suspicious but the man with the power, the purse strings and the paychecks claims innocence of any wrong doing. One year later, when the late Paul Reavis’ young son died when a hog farm dam broke, flooding the area with toxins and poisonous gases and hog feces, the grieving widow is determined to prove either a conspiracy or a cover up and that the thriving hog industry’s false records and code violations are going to slowly kill off their North Carolina county.
When the Chief Deputy, Will Moser gets involved, he smells more than foul air and all fingers point to the Head Hog himself, Oris Martin. The problem? Getting people to come forward with the best kept secrets around because when people talk, strange evil befalls them.
Step into a world of inflated egos, power, prejudice and corruption as one man throws his weight around to create fear and the silence he so desperately needs while another is determined to bring justice to dead man, his son and his widow. JUSTICE BY ANOTHER NAME by E.C. Hanes is a gritty and nerved wrenching take on the power of blind fear and manipulation, all in the name of money. Any normal human would be gnashing teeth, being offended or feeling disgust, as this dark tale unfolds. Although written as fiction, just how often do we find these monstrous events are unfolding in reality? This author has done a marvelous job of raising some very intriguing questions and posing some terrifyingly vile “What ifs.”
I received an ARC edition from RaneCoat Press in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: RaneCoat Press (March 1, 2017)
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Genre: Mystery
Print Length: 235 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
When the Chief Deputy, Will Moser gets involved, he smells more than foul air and all fingers point to the Head Hog himself, Oris Martin. The problem? Getting people to come forward with the best kept secrets around because when people talk, strange evil befalls them.
Step into a world of inflated egos, power, prejudice and corruption as one man throws his weight around to create fear and the silence he so desperately needs while another is determined to bring justice to dead man, his son and his widow. JUSTICE BY ANOTHER NAME by E.C. Hanes is a gritty and nerved wrenching take on the power of blind fear and manipulation, all in the name of money. Any normal human would be gnashing teeth, being offended or feeling disgust, as this dark tale unfolds. Although written as fiction, just how often do we find these monstrous events are unfolding in reality? This author has done a marvelous job of raising some very intriguing questions and posing some terrifyingly vile “What ifs.”
I received an ARC edition from RaneCoat Press in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: RaneCoat Press (March 1, 2017)
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Genre: Mystery
Print Length: 235 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
February 10, 2017
This novel takes place in the Eastern part of NC where there are a lot of hog farms and the running of these farms is the one of the central parts of the plot. Unlike the beautiful vistas of the NC mountains in the first book, the scenery in this novel is dry and pretty desolate. It's small town life at its worst. The main character is Will Moser, chief deputy of Hogg County, who has the goal of becoming sheriff of the county. He is questioning some suspicious deaths in the county that had been treated as accidents but just didn't seem like accidents to him due to the links between the deaths and the local main hog supplier in the county. It's a fast moving mystery with lots of twists and turns and kept me turning pages to find out who the murderer was among a whole lot of nasty guys. Will is definitely the good guy in this book and I hope that the author brings him back in future novels.
Thanks to the author for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Thanks to the author for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
March 28, 2017
A little while back I received a review request for ‘Justice by Another Name’ by E.C. Hanes. After I read the book description I was immediately fascinated by this read and planned my review. And this book came right on time, since I was really in the mood for a crime mystery novel.
In ‘Justice by Another Name’ we meet Will Moser, chief deputy of Hogg Country. Will’s best friend Paul died after an accident a year ago. Things were a little suspicious then, but when Paul’s son Paulie dies after a hog farm dam brakes things seem even more suspicious to Will. Will Moser is determined to find out what is really going on and he doesn’t care if people don’t like him asking questions.
From the moment I started reading ‘Justice by Another Name’ I really enjoyed the story. The writing was easy to follow and kept me interested, the characters where interesting to get to know and there was plenty of mystery to keep me hooked. On moments when I found myself slipping away a little, something happened that grabbed my attention right back. There were definitely plenty of twists and turns in this book.
The main character Will Moser, was one I loved early on. He really was kind, wanted to know the truth above all else and he loved passionately. Will Moser definitely fascinated me, and I would love to read more about this chief deputy.
The part about the hog production industry wasn’t really that interesting to me, but I enjoyed reading and finding out how much the author must have learned about this field of work. I can’t imagine the smell that must hang around these kind of farms.
‘Justice by Another Name’ is a good, fun mystery that I would definitely recommend to other readers out there. That cover is the only thing that doesn’t really work for me. This book deserves a much more interesting looking cover.
In ‘Justice by Another Name’ we meet Will Moser, chief deputy of Hogg Country. Will’s best friend Paul died after an accident a year ago. Things were a little suspicious then, but when Paul’s son Paulie dies after a hog farm dam brakes things seem even more suspicious to Will. Will Moser is determined to find out what is really going on and he doesn’t care if people don’t like him asking questions.
From the moment I started reading ‘Justice by Another Name’ I really enjoyed the story. The writing was easy to follow and kept me interested, the characters where interesting to get to know and there was plenty of mystery to keep me hooked. On moments when I found myself slipping away a little, something happened that grabbed my attention right back. There were definitely plenty of twists and turns in this book.
The main character Will Moser, was one I loved early on. He really was kind, wanted to know the truth above all else and he loved passionately. Will Moser definitely fascinated me, and I would love to read more about this chief deputy.
The part about the hog production industry wasn’t really that interesting to me, but I enjoyed reading and finding out how much the author must have learned about this field of work. I can’t imagine the smell that must hang around these kind of farms.
‘Justice by Another Name’ is a good, fun mystery that I would definitely recommend to other readers out there. That cover is the only thing that doesn’t really work for me. This book deserves a much more interesting looking cover.
March 5, 2017
I had no idea when I downloaded the ARC of this book from NetGalley just how much I was going to enjoy Justice by Another Name. I had never heard of E C Hanes and had no expectations that a murder in the hog-producing industry would be so enthralling.
But as soon as I began reading I had a feeling that this was going to be a good book. It has a dramatic opening as two boys, Paulie Reavis and Hank Grier are playing in Mitchell Creek in Hogg County, North Carolina. There’d been a violent storm and water was pouring down the creek sweeping huge tree trunks and other debris with it. At the top they saw a gigantic whirlpool and were taken by surprise when the lagoon of hog waste from Oris Martin’s farm above the creek burst through its retaining wall. Five million gallons of putrid black hog faeces and urine flooded down the gulley, taking the boys with it. Hank, survives, although badly injured, but Paulie dies. Imagine the horror of drowning in pig waste!
From that point on I was fascinated by the investigations into Paulie’s death and into the death of Paul, his father, a year earlier. Paul had worked on Martin’s pig farm and Lana, his wife is convinced his death was not an accident. I was just as fascinated by the details of the pig farming, the conditions the pigs are kept in, the diseases they carry and how the pig waste is dealt with, the whole process of constructing and operating the lagoons.
The mystery is not just how they met their deaths, but why. Was Paulie’s death an accident, a result of the storm damage or has someone been negligent? Was his father’s death really an accident? And just what caused the hog cholera epidemic that had hit the Martin Farms?
I was engrossed in the mystery, amazed that I found the details of the pig farming industry so interesting. The setting in North Carolina and the characters came to life as I read on. The feelings of fear, hate and grief escalated and as the book moved to its conclusion I realised that, as Lana says, ‘what’s revenge but justice by another name.‘
My thanks to the author, the publishers and NetGalley for my copy of this book.
But as soon as I began reading I had a feeling that this was going to be a good book. It has a dramatic opening as two boys, Paulie Reavis and Hank Grier are playing in Mitchell Creek in Hogg County, North Carolina. There’d been a violent storm and water was pouring down the creek sweeping huge tree trunks and other debris with it. At the top they saw a gigantic whirlpool and were taken by surprise when the lagoon of hog waste from Oris Martin’s farm above the creek burst through its retaining wall. Five million gallons of putrid black hog faeces and urine flooded down the gulley, taking the boys with it. Hank, survives, although badly injured, but Paulie dies. Imagine the horror of drowning in pig waste!
From that point on I was fascinated by the investigations into Paulie’s death and into the death of Paul, his father, a year earlier. Paul had worked on Martin’s pig farm and Lana, his wife is convinced his death was not an accident. I was just as fascinated by the details of the pig farming, the conditions the pigs are kept in, the diseases they carry and how the pig waste is dealt with, the whole process of constructing and operating the lagoons.
The mystery is not just how they met their deaths, but why. Was Paulie’s death an accident, a result of the storm damage or has someone been negligent? Was his father’s death really an accident? And just what caused the hog cholera epidemic that had hit the Martin Farms?
I was engrossed in the mystery, amazed that I found the details of the pig farming industry so interesting. The setting in North Carolina and the characters came to life as I read on. The feelings of fear, hate and grief escalated and as the book moved to its conclusion I realised that, as Lana says, ‘what’s revenge but justice by another name.‘
My thanks to the author, the publishers and NetGalley for my copy of this book.
May 22, 2017
I hope you like pigs
A year after Paul Reavis dies under suspicious circumstances, his son Paulie is killed in a dreadful accident. It has not been a good year for his mother, Lana, but at least she has the shoulder of Chief Deputy Will Moser to cry on.
Will and his boss, Sheriff Ernie, start digging into what appears to be a cover up in so many senses except that there is no tangible evidence. All clues point to the involvement of Oris Martin and his henchmen. Oris is the powerful and influential owner of Martin Farms, a hogbreeding business – the biggest in the area. He is liked by few but feared by many so the law has to tread carefully and be very persuasive.
This is a very enjoyable yarn. The characters are well fleshed out and totally credible and there are sub plots within sub plots. In fact, it is a good reflection of true life within a small, close-knit community. Hanes’ writing style is effortless and the plot flows well and is fast-paced. It lost a star because I felt that Will’s flashbacks to his time in action abroad was confusing, unnecessary and interrupted the smooth progress of the plot.
There is a good deal of action and excitement throughout the story but the pace changes often to give the reader time to catch his breath and reflect on the events. It does not give anything away to state that there is a happy ending despite the perpetrator of the final crime never being apprehended. I wonder why not!
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A year after Paul Reavis dies under suspicious circumstances, his son Paulie is killed in a dreadful accident. It has not been a good year for his mother, Lana, but at least she has the shoulder of Chief Deputy Will Moser to cry on.
Will and his boss, Sheriff Ernie, start digging into what appears to be a cover up in so many senses except that there is no tangible evidence. All clues point to the involvement of Oris Martin and his henchmen. Oris is the powerful and influential owner of Martin Farms, a hogbreeding business – the biggest in the area. He is liked by few but feared by many so the law has to tread carefully and be very persuasive.
This is a very enjoyable yarn. The characters are well fleshed out and totally credible and there are sub plots within sub plots. In fact, it is a good reflection of true life within a small, close-knit community. Hanes’ writing style is effortless and the plot flows well and is fast-paced. It lost a star because I felt that Will’s flashbacks to his time in action abroad was confusing, unnecessary and interrupted the smooth progress of the plot.
There is a good deal of action and excitement throughout the story but the pace changes often to give the reader time to catch his breath and reflect on the events. It does not give anything away to state that there is a happy ending despite the perpetrator of the final crime never being apprehended. I wonder why not!
mr zorg
Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review.
June 23, 2017
You would think that greed and corruption is the province of Wall Street and City of London but no it is alive and well in the pig farming industry of North Carolina. With the tragic death of a father and son within a few months of each other, Will Moser the local deputy sheriff takes on the most powerful man in the county to try expose the truth. You will be fascinated how interwoven and connected the families in the county are and how everyone knew each other when growing up. This is a very good novel, about a widow who has lost everything and tries to understand why she has suffered this injustice. Providing the story line is good I will judge the merits of book by how easy it is to read. EC Hanes novel passes muster easily. I was attracted to the book initially by the synopsis which set the story in unusually in hog land, I was not disappointed. Recommended.
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February 28, 2017Hogg County North Carolina is known for its hog production industry. In the area, Martin Farms, Inc. owned by Owen Martin contracts and controls the majority of the hog industry for smaller farmers. On the day of a violent Carolina storm, two young boys, Paulie Reavis and Hank Grier are playing in Mitchell Creek below Wallace May's hog waste lagoon. When the storm proves too fierce, the lagoon breaks and the boys are swept away in a mix of water and hog manure. Paulie Reavis dies and Hank Grier is seriously injured. For Lana Reavis, the death of her son after the suspicious death of her husband Paul Sr., is too much to handle. Especially because both deaths were suspicious accidents connected to Martin Farms. Chief Deputy Will Moser is on both cases, especially since Paulie was like a son to him, and some local folks are beginning to blame the Griers for Paulie's death due to the color of their skin. As Will begins to dig deeper and question those involved in Martin Farms, he finds a lot of new information. For Lana however, she now seeks justice in another name- revenge.
Justice By Another Name opens with the most beautiful description of the outdoor environment of eastern North Carolina and a very realistic scene of young boys at play that instantly grabbed my attention and allowed me to picture everything perfectly. Then, quickly turned into one of the most terrifying death scenes I could imagine- drowning in pig manure. From here, I was intrigued by Will's investigation into the hog production industry and Lana's involvement into the veterinary side of hogs. Learning about all of this was really interesting to me, especially about how the pigs are treated and different diseases that they carry. Will's investigation brought out the seedier side of the industry and what farmers might do in order to cover up when something goes wrong. The suspense and mystery of the book was not so much who caused Paul Sr. and Paulie's deaths, but the reasons why they were killed. Will's journey into the mind of the killer and Lana's sophisticated way of revenge lead to an exciting and thrilling ending.
Justice By Another Name opens with the most beautiful description of the outdoor environment of eastern North Carolina and a very realistic scene of young boys at play that instantly grabbed my attention and allowed me to picture everything perfectly. Then, quickly turned into one of the most terrifying death scenes I could imagine- drowning in pig manure. From here, I was intrigued by Will's investigation into the hog production industry and Lana's involvement into the veterinary side of hogs. Learning about all of this was really interesting to me, especially about how the pigs are treated and different diseases that they carry. Will's investigation brought out the seedier side of the industry and what farmers might do in order to cover up when something goes wrong. The suspense and mystery of the book was not so much who caused Paul Sr. and Paulie's deaths, but the reasons why they were killed. Will's journey into the mind of the killer and Lana's sophisticated way of revenge lead to an exciting and thrilling ending.
November 21, 2018
This fast-paced novel by a local North Carolina author kept my interest to the very end. Mr. Hanes is a talented writer who spins a fascinating tale with well-developed characters and plenty of action. What bothered me, however, were the dozens of punctuation errors throughout the book. It’s a shame that an author invests so much time writing a good novel only to have an editor miss so many obvious and distracting punctuation errors.
July 20, 2022
This book was just eh. It was loaned and recommended to me by a friend. It’s the only reason I even finished it. To me it had a very predictable plot.
March 4, 2017
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May 1, 2017
I was offered a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this opportunity.
This is a good, workmanlike mystery, with something of the feel of a John Grisham. Set in small town, rural American, it offers a good sense of place, some well drawn characters, an interesting love story alongside the main narrative drive. A very satisfying final twist in the tale adds to a good read
This is a good, workmanlike mystery, with something of the feel of a John Grisham. Set in small town, rural American, it offers a good sense of place, some well drawn characters, an interesting love story alongside the main narrative drive. A very satisfying final twist in the tale adds to a good read
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