Novels · Crime thriller
The Hook and The Trap
by E. L. Chase · High Velocity Crime series
Frankie is not a hero and not even a good man, just a gambler who learned that playing safe is worse than losing. A bullet-paced noir about consequence.
About the book
Written in the hardboiled tradition, this is a story about a man running from his past through neon-stained docks and cigarette-lit bars. It is less about the crime than about the consequences.
The feel of the read
This is the most straightforwardly hardboiled of the set: a gambler protagonist, dockside settings, and prose that leans on the genre’s classic rhythms rather than a twisty structural hook. The book itself frames Frankie as “not even a good man,” which sets reader expectations early.
Who this book is for
Best for readers who want old-school pulp voice over a puzzle-box plot, and who are fine with a protagonist who isn’t trying to be likeable.
Format, price and where to read it
The Hook and The Trap is $3.99 on Kindle, free to read with Kindle Unlimited, and also available in paperback.
Tropes and themes
- Gambler antihero
- Classic hardboiled tone
- Dockside noir
- Consequences
- No one gets clean
Read this if you like
- classic pulp-style noir
- gambler stories
- fast, brutal, short novels
Questions
Where can I buy The Hook and The Trap?
The Hook and The Trap is available as a Kindle eBook on Amazon US and Amazon UK and as a paperback. It is enrolled in Kindle Unlimited, so members can read it at no extra cost.
Who wrote The Hook and The Trap?
The Hook and The Trap is part of the High Velocity Crime series by E. L. Chase.
Is there a paperback edition of The Hook and The Trap?
Yes. The Hook and The Trap is available in paperback on Amazon US and Amazon UK, in addition to the Kindle eBook.
