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Yard Man
Judas Cain-—a lonely man simply trying to survive The Great Depression—suddenly stumbles into a job he doesn’t want, falls in love with a prostitute who doesn’t love him, and incurs the wrath of the most dangerous man in Mississippi. Then World War II explodes!
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2019
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December 11, 2019
A Story of Lost and Found
Chris Helvey's noir takes the reader back to the post -Depression years of the late 1930s and early '40s in a small Southern town. The protagonist is Judas Cain, a ne'er-do-well who finds work as a yard man for a banker and his straight-laced wife. America is about to enter World War II and everything seems unsettled, especially for Judas. He becomes involved with a prostitute and develops a friendship with a wise black octogenarian man. Judas walks on the edge of danger as he is confronted by thugs who warn him to watch his ways. Helvey's novel harkens to works of such authors as Ross MacDonald, Raymond Chandler, and Mickey Spillane, but with a freshness and originality that is completely satisfying for the reader. Helvey is one of the New masters of the genre.
Chris Helvey's noir takes the reader back to the post -Depression years of the late 1930s and early '40s in a small Southern town. The protagonist is Judas Cain, a ne'er-do-well who finds work as a yard man for a banker and his straight-laced wife. America is about to enter World War II and everything seems unsettled, especially for Judas. He becomes involved with a prostitute and develops a friendship with a wise black octogenarian man. Judas walks on the edge of danger as he is confronted by thugs who warn him to watch his ways. Helvey's novel harkens to works of such authors as Ross MacDonald, Raymond Chandler, and Mickey Spillane, but with a freshness and originality that is completely satisfying for the reader. Helvey is one of the New masters of the genre.
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