Murder on the Floodways, by Harold G Walker
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Murder on the Floodways, by Harold G Walker
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Donald “Hokey” Busby has a bit of the devil in him, but nobody thought he’d kill his best friend, Harry “Fats” Shell. Yet, one night on the Walker family farm, Hokey brutally shoots Fats down. Hours later, Hokey is found dying in a pool of blood, from a single shotgun blast. The Walkers fear more bloodshed will come as family and friends gather for the shocking double funeral of the murderer and victim.
Murder on the Floodways, by Harold G Walker- Amazon Sales Rank: #308016 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .62" w x 6.00" l, .81 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The floodways are as much of a character in this mystery as the moors are in Arthur Conan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles". By Thomas R. Weber This book is rich in atmosphere, culture and suspense. I learned a lot about and gained respect and appreciation for the people of the "Bootheel" of southeast Missouri. This is a first rate mystery set in the mysterious and foreboding "Floodways". The floodways are as much of a character as the moors were in arthur Conan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles". This is a first rate mystery by a man who has lived life to the fullest. His life experiences and tenacity come through on every page. A well written mystery with vivid characters and atmosphere. Makes me want to visit that part of the country. I love the title.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Innocence can be lost in many ways; one of them is murder. By Donald J. Bingle Hal Walker has a deep, abiding understanding of the cadence, culture, dialect, geography, history, flora, fauna, climate, and religion of the Missouri Bootheel and the floodways, ditches, rail lines, highways, and dirt roads that comprise it, because he lived it as a child and then, as an adult, went back and investigated and researched it. This strikingly moving tale conveys all of that to the reader, while still maintaining the point-of-view of the author as a young boy confused and moved by a murder that he has never been able to forget. While the historical incidents recited are tragic, this book also conveys the regional atmosphere and culture of life and work among the floodways, as well as the courage and hope of the people who lived there. Intriguing details and a moving finish combine to make this a strong piece of narrative non-fiction. I found all of it interesting, but if you already know a lot about the area's geography and history or want to hurry up to get to the murder, you can skim through chapters 2-7 for a tighter, more compelling pacing. Recommended for history buffs, those interested in regional stories of Americana, true crime aficionados, and those who like their literary coming-of-age tales with a bit more grit about the true loss of innocence. I received a review copy of this title.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. At once a murder mystery but also an elegiac paean to a lost way of Life on the Bootheel of Southern Missouri By Edward F. Mowry Hal Walker’s just published novel, “Murder on the floodways” unfolds the story of a murder of two young men Hal and all the denizens of that unique place called the Bootheel, knew intimately. The murder was shocking, but anyone who knew Hokey Busby was not fully surprised.Hal’s novel begins with a historical painting of life in the Deep South in the late 1940’s and 50’s in an area of southeast Missouri, where families eked out their existence in the cotton fields of transformed swampland, their success or failure often determined by the vagaries of weather regardless of their grit, intelligence, and grueling hard work.Life in the Bootheel, just subsequent to World War II was one of constant struggle against the elements, but this struggle in many ways defined this southern existence where families were tight knit, and Baptist faith was the glue. As Hal describes so eloquently, “Farming, simply put, was optimism turned to pessimism turned to despair turned to prayer.” But within this harsh environment of enervating heat, humidity, with the omnipresent mosquitoes and work “sunup to sundown,” strength of character evolves and Sunday is truly special, as work stops on the Sabbath.What was it like for a boy growing up in Pemiscot County among the floodways in the cotton belt of the rural south? Start with no electricity, phones or indoor plumbing. Dig deeper, and some men would die for a boyhood in the Bootheel, the mystery of the floodways, overnight fishing on the canals, your own private fishing hole, testing the unexpected with your .22 rifle handy just in case, riding your own horse, exploring the Bootheel with Buddy, your constant canine friend.A second theme plays out in Hal’s story, what some might call bad seed, something just not right, not rational, not controllable and thus striking fear in those close at hand. Hokey Busby was charismatic, wild, unpredictable. He and “Fasts” Harry Shell were best friends, but potential violence was always smoldering below Hokey’s surface. In all honesty, don’t many of us harbor thoughts and actions we suppress because we are guided by a moral code which overrides impulse. Maybe Hokey lacked that moral code. Hal carries this story of murder as inevitable and sad, haunting his memories even now in 2015.“Murder on the Floodways” is a true story, a labor of love imbued in Hal Walker’s DNA, an elegiac paean to a lost way of life with its mixed blessing of constant struggle yet passionate love of the land and the people of Peniscot County, Hal’s people, Hal’s history. Savor his story, a beautifully depicted journey of life on the Bootheel and the mystery of human behavior we can never fully fathom.Ed Mowry, Author of "So Close to Dying"
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