Hell's Backyard

Discover the allure of Edward Parrish Ware's hard-boiled detective tales featuring former cowboy turned detective Tug Norton. Collected for the first time in book form, Flynn's Detective Fiction presents the next thrilling installment of nearly 50 short stories and novelettes of the sleuth from the Kaw Valley Detective Bureau of Kansas City. Ware's narratives, celebrated for their gritty realism, unfold with a raw intensity that has earned them a place among the best hard-boiled detective stories in Flynn's. In Volume 2, delve into the next three gripping stories accompanied by the evocative original illustrations, capturing the essence of Ware's iconic detective series.