Dry County

Small-town preacher Richard Weatherford is being black-mailed by a former lover.  In exchange for keeping it quiet and leaving Richard and his family alone, the blackmailer is asking for thirty thousand dollars.  Despite this already being an undesirable situation, it’s made worse by the fact that this is all coming to a head on Easter…

The Big Ugly

Ellie Bennett is out on the streets following a thirteen month sentence behind bars.  Having been set up by a rival prison guard, Ellie was imprisoned for unnecessary assault on an inmate.  Enjoying the sweet taste of freedom, it isn’t long before Ellie is offered a job.  Tasked with locating a missing woman who served…

Saint Homicide

Since his incarceration, Daniel has been dubbed Saint Homicide by fellow cellmates.  The man does not believe he is innocent; he fully understands why he’s locked up.  Declaring that he acted only in the service of God, Daniel did something very, very wrong and he’s going to explain why. Daniel believes he is a good…

Interview – Jake Hinkson

After reading Jake Hinkson’s Hell on Church Street and his follow-up The Posthumous Man, I just knew I had to get Jake on here to field a few questions.  Mr. Hinkson stopped by to chat religion, the Ozarks and all things noir. What kick started your love affair with all things noir? I think you…

The Posthumous Man

Elliot Spilling wakes up in a hospital to discover he succeeded in killing himself.  Well, for three minutes anyway.  A chance encounter with a nurse leads to Elliot injecting himself into a plan to steal millions in drugs from a hospital shipment.  Will Elliot and his new found associates reap the rewards of a successful…

Hell on Church Street

“Then again, the third fundamental truth of life is this: to 99.9% of the world you don’t exist. I’m not being self-pitying when I say that because I’m talking about you. You do not exist to most of the rest of the world. How many people even know you’re alive? Of those, how many care?…