Daddy's Gone A-Hunting: A Wesley Farrell Novel

by Robert Skinner

Book Overview

Robert Skinner has written three books in a series that takes place during the Depression in New Orleans. He selected the Depression because of stories family members told him about living during that time and how it affected them. To him, "the '30s represent America's last romantic age." Even so, he is cognizant of how difficult this time period was for those at the low end of the economic spectrum.

Because his books are hard-boiled, protagonist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890208442
• ISBN13: 9781890208448
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Hardboiled New Orleans

This is New Orleans, nicely hardboiled, a very noir story. Bob Skinner is such a fine mystorical writer (historical mystery for those unfamiliar) reading his books is like taking a time machine back to the 1930s when men were men and to be avoided. Wesley Farrell is a finely tuned Chandleresque hero . . . "Some knew him by sight; others saw the way he moved and the way his eyes roved over them, like the sights on a gun, and looked away quickly."And the women in the book are not to be taken lightly. What more can you say about a woman who, " . . . was enough to make a Baptist minister drink swamp water, crawl inside a hollow log, and bay at the moon."?DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING is a well crafted crime novel. Do yourself a favor and take a ride along the dark, forbidding streets of the city that care forgot. It's worth the ride.O'Neil De Noux

Another great Wes Farrell historical mystery

In 1938 New Orleans, Creole Wesley Farrell continues to pass himself off as a white. However, his attitude comes into question when he meets black nightclub owner Carol Donovan. Finding himself very attracted to Carol, Wesley empathically listens to her plea that hired muscle Archie Badeaux is putting pressure on her. At about the same time, just released from prison after spending the last decade behind bars, Ernie LeDoux plans to locate and spend his share of the money he stole from a Brinks truck. As Wesley looks into Carol's complaint, black businessmen are suddenly being killed. All of the deceased are linked to a worthless piece of property. Wes is unaware that the three distinct scenarios tie together with him being caught in the middle. DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING, the third Wes Farrell historical mystery, is a wonderful period piece that will exhilarate fans of the sub-genre. Wes remains a fabulous character and the support cast provides needed authenticity and propellant to keep the story line moving forward. Wesley seems a bit out of characters, especially for readers of the first two novels. However, late thirties New Orleans comes across as if a time machine whisked the reader to the right time and place. Robert Skinner continues to be a leading light, casting a mega-luminesce on the sleuthing fictional world.Harriet Klausne