Bøker av Joe Hilley

When Jake gets his girlfriend Julia pregnant, all their plans and dreams for the future fall apart. Determined to put things right, Jake drops out of school and takes a job to support them. Their sparse existence in a cramped studio apartment is difficult at best, but when the baby arrives their situation becomes dire. Before long, the strain of marriage, the baby, and a stack of unpaid bills takes its toll. Julia gives up and returns with the baby to her parents.Alone and on his own, Jake wanders into a corner bar. One drink leads to another and before long, he's on the street, begging for handouts, always in a drunken stupor. Then one morning he awakens on a park bench to find Father Deasy, his priest from home, seated next to him. Deasy gives Jake a place to stay and introduces him to an AA group that meets in the parish hall.Jake's life improves, but a secret from his past lurks over him. Someone he shouldn't have seen. Something he shouldn't have known. A night he has tried to forget. Now, that secret is the last thing between Jake and the life he wants to live. Redemption can open the way, but can he survive long enough to find it?

"Growing old can be challenging, even in the best of times. Growing old in the midst of a pandemic can be terrifying. But three friends learn to face their fears and find that forgiveness and love really are the keys to a life of meaning and purpose, regardless of the circumstance"--

When Mike Connolly rescued a group of women from a prostitution ring operated by the Morella crime family, he knew there'd be trouble. But after the women were safely relocated and under federal protection, he thought they might be in the clear. Then a grand jury began asking questions and Father Scott, the priest at St. Pachomius Church, received a notice requiring him to testify in a lawsuit over property used by the prostitution ring. Now, the Morellas want payback. The grand jury wants justice. And the parties to the lawsuit want redemption. Mike and his friends just want to survive but it all hinges on Father Scott and the deposition that could change everything.

In this collection of short fiction, Joe Hilley presents variations on two of his constant themes-the nature of human existence and the quest for purpose and meaning. His concise narration and vivid characters give a perspective on life that challenges readers to consider those topics at their deepest level. The writing is reminiscent of Walker Percy and Albert Camus and makes him one of this century's most noted authors.

Dibber Landry lives on a barrier island near the mouth of Mobile Bay. As a hurricane approaches, most residents evacuate, but not Dibber. While rummaging through Inez Marchand's storm-damaged house, he finds more than he expected-a dead body and ultimately a murder charge. Now it's up to Mike Connolly to untangle a web of secrets no one else will touch.

For centuries, mathematicians have been captivated by the mystery of prime numbers. Their effort to decipher that mystery has focused on the most abstract mathematics concepts and techniques known. Yet still they have no answers. Others, frustrated by the nature of earlier attempts, have suggested the primes can be counted by a much simpler method using calculations that involve the numbers that are not prime-identifying and removing them until only prime numbers remain.In Observations Regarding Non-Prime Odd Numbers, New York Times bestselling author Joe Hilley examines non-prime numbers in an attempt to gain clues about the nature of prime numbers, their propagation, and occurrence. Informative, readable, and entertaining, Joe provides clues you won't find anywhere else and surprising insights sure to generate lively debate.

Jack Frazer is an award-winning New York journalist, but he''s in a slump. And his wife is fed up with life in the big city. With his marriage in trouble, and his career stalled, Frazer is on the hunt for a big story that will turn things around. A friend suggests he investigate an art gallery where the deals seem too good to be true. At first, Frazer is reluctant-he isn''t an art critic-then he meets the art dealer''s wife and the story gets more interesting. Before long, Frazer is swept up in a dangerous web of intrigue and desire. A Russian mob boss using art as a means of laundering money. A Holocaust survivor obsessed with recovering the family art collection that was stolen by the Nazis. And Truman Slater, a young artist, who just wants to survive.Their stories are on the path to a tragic collision and Frazer wants to write about it. But can he survive long enough to tell the tale, and will his wife be waiting for him when it''s over? The art dealer''s wife holds the key.

Dell Briggers was born in Vidalia, Georgia—or so he said—and I believed him, too. When we were growing up, he was my best friend and we told each other everything. But then he died and at his funeral I learned he was actually from Hot Springs, Arkansas; that his father had never worked at a top secret Navy base; and that his mother had never even been to Hollywood … much less acted in movies or been mentored by Tallulah Bankhead. So, after the funeral, I decided to find out who he really was. And that’s where story begins. Using vivid characters, superb writing, and unforgettable stories, Joe Hilley brings us tales that read like a front porch conversation—gossip we’ve longed to know, questions we’ve wanted to ask, memories we’ve tried to forget. The Legend of Dell Briggers presents contemplative fiction at its finest.

Mike Connolly is a recovering alcoholic wrestling with newfound sobriety and a law practice that is on the skids from years of neglect when he is asked to represent Harvey Bosarge, a former police detective. Bosarge is accused of murder in the death of a wealthy Southern heir, but that's just the beginning. The truth lies somewhere beneath a tangled web of drugs, espionage, and infidelity. To find it, Mike must navigate a maze of politics and family secrets that threaten his undoing at every turn. The case is a riddle within a riddle and Mike will need all the help he can get to solve it, and survive.