Friday Calls

A Southern Novel

On one Indian summer Friday night, things happen that change the course of hundreds of lives.

In Winston-Salem, a tobacco and mill town in central North Carolina, people like to relax as the weekend comes nigh, and depending on whether they sit above or below the salt, they'll do so in different ways.

Both the well-to-do and the less-thans are wizened practitioners of the art of steam blowing, all in the name of fun and respite. And in doing so, violence and deceit and sadness mingle with money and alcohol to create a dangerous, crackling third rail of despair. And the story is never exactly as it seems to be.

This is a work of fiction built upon two true events that happened within hours of each other. All the players are entwined, a basket of snakes and innocents that are penned into embracing one another. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

As E. B. White famously and drily noted, "It's never just one thing...."

©2019 E. Vernon F. Glenn (P)2020 E. Vernon F. Glenn

Incredible crime novel

Friday Calls captured my attention immediately in the prologue. Glenn knows exactly how to describe a scene in a way that makes you feel like you’re physically there! Taking place in Winston-Salem, NC, Friday Calls tells the story of two crimes taking place within hours of each other. Filled with suspense and edge, I highly recommend. Plus, his voice really takes the story to the next level.

Not what I expected

I really thought this was going to be a more interesting story as I am a North Carolinian and thought it would be more related to that. The narrator is interesting but the stories not so much.