Cape Noire: A Beest & Beauty Tale

Cape Noire

by Ron Fortier, Rob Davis (Illustrator)

BEFORE BROTHER BONES

Cape Noire is a busy seaport on the Northwest coast riddled with crime and depravity of every sort. It is also the home of the Undead Avenger, Brother Bones along with other colorful and bizarre characters. None stranger than gorilla mobster, Harry Beest. Their exploits have been chronicled for the past ten years in four anthologies one full length novel and assorted comic strips adventures.

Now, Brother Bones creator Ron Fortier takes us back in time to reveal the history behind these unique characters. He invites us to a Cape Noire run by Topper Wyld and his chief rival, Big Swede Jorgenson. He introduces Wyld’s crafty advisor, lawyer Fat Jacob Wiseman and we meet a young rookie detective named Dan Rains for the very first time.

Here is Harry Beest, Wyld’s number one man; a suave, debonair killer. Wyld’s lovely and devious daughter, Alexis. Prostitute Sadie Levine and ex-boxer Butch Hammer along with twin thirteen-year-old street punks, Jack and Tommy Bonello. All of them are caught up in a twisted fate they can never escape. Each plays their part as the story of Cape Noire begins.

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232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2022

Reviews

[Mark Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

A true prequel gives us most everything we need to know before the advent of Brother Bones. The backstories of Butch Hammer, owner of the Gridiron, Big Swede Jorgenson, Topper Wyld and his daughter Alexis, Harry Beest, Prof. Bugosi and Waldo, and the Bone Brothers. For those considering reading the series, I suggest starting with this one even though it was written last.