Guilty: Prequel to the Hell's Butcher Series

by Chris Barili

Gunfighter Frank Butcher killed a lot of men in his time, not all of them justified. Now he's dead and facing a panel of underworld judges who will determine if he goes to heaven or burns in hell. But to decide, they must test him, sending him against warped underworld versions of five of his kills. All Frank has to do is kill the one that was justified and let the others live. That's how he must earn his redemption.

So with an unusual guide, Frank faces five of his past kills, each one more painful than the last. And each time, Frank must see the kill anew and decide if it was justified or not. And he can't die, either, for dying in the underworld will trap him there forever.

118 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 29, 2017

About the author

Chris Barili has been writing since he was fourteen years old. He is pursuing his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Popular Genre Fiction, with Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, CO. His fiction has appeared on The Western Online (as T.C. Barlow), and in the anthologies "These Vampires Don't Sparkle" and "Zombiefied Reloaded" by Sky Warrior Books. Later this year, his work will appear in a third Sky Warrior anthology, "The Dragon's Hoard," as well as the anthology "Temporally Out of Order" by Zombies Need Brains LLC.

Reviews

[Kaye Lynne Booth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers insight into Frank Butcher's character, so we can see where all that self-loathing comes from, drawing the series together and giving it cohesion. It is a different, but wonderfully entertaining story line.

Read my full review on my blog:
https://kayelynnebooth.wordpress.com/...

[Steve Visel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent prequel to the Hell's Butcher series. I didn't expect to enjoy Western horror/dark fantasy, but this was phenomenal introduction to it! Kudos, Chris Barili!