(Novella can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Hammers-Bone-Persons-Non-Grata/dp/0765392712)
Hammers on Bone is the first in a novella series in which Cthulhu-esque monsters are livingamong and in humans, with at least this first book told in a stereotypical noir style. Seriously - it is REALLY channeling noir conventions - our hero, John Persons, is a private investigator, hired by a child to kill his stepdad. There's just two twists: one, the Stepdad is a literal monster wearing human skin, and two: well, so is Persons to a lesser extent. And like any classical noir story, there's also a "Dame" whose good nature may be less than it seems on first glance.
The Novella is fine - if you like Noir stories, I can see you really liking this one. As I think I've stated previously when I've reviewed "Half-Resurrection Blues" and maybe other books, I guess I'm not really that into classical noir unless it does something really unique. And well, I don't think this really does it, even throwing the monsters in there. I may try the second in the series which comes out this week cuz the Library will have it in ebook, but eh, i don't know, I guess this isn't really for me even if it's a solid story.
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