Fatboy

After his girlfriend leaves and takes their young son with her Joey Hidalgo is left alone in the trailer they formerly called home with nothing to do but get drunk and contemplate her reasons. Is he really as angry as volatile so close to constant violence as she claims he is? No Joey thinks of course not the real problem is money-or lack thereof. Joeys a bartender always struggling to make ends meet unlike his most vile regular customer the rich and racist fatboy. So Joey hatches a plan to get his family back by taking him for all hes worth. But the fatboy isnt going to make it easy for them. Neither is Joeys temper. Things are going to get messy and its gonna be one hell of a long night. Praise for FATBOY: Paul Heatley delivers a brutal unflinching noir masterpiece.-Greg Barth author of the Selena series This book is what noir is meant to be: dark gritty and no shots at redemption.-Derrick Horodyski Out Of The Gutter Online A perfect example of small town noir worthy of Jim Thompson or Dave Zeltserman. -Paul D. Brazill author of Big City BluesBoasting great characterisation and pitch-perfect prose Fatboy is a well-judged excursion into classic noir territory. -Tom Leins author of the Paignton Noir series Fatboy is a fast frenetic read from a writer at the top of his game. - Gary Duncan author of Youre Not Supposed to Cry