Unclean Payback - Paperback

by Jerry Hayes (Author)

Unclean Payback is a gritty new novel that exposes the "dirt" on the cleaning business. John Colby is a good man who's trying hard to get ahead. But his janitorial business is full of dirty secrets. His boss is carrying a grudge against him. His girlfriend's ex is making trouble. And John's money problems keep getting worse. Then one night he spies someone behaving suspiciously, near an industrial garbage container. Is he imagining things? Or has John stumbled upon a crime in progress that could really pay off - if he's willing to get his own hands dirty, too? Like contemporary authors Eric Jerome Dickey and Michael Baisden, Jerry Hayes smartly plumbs the depths of human nature to create characters who are flawed, outrageous - and utterly believable. The things they do might be shocking, but they're always entertaining.

Author Biography

Author Jerry Hayes based his novel, Unclean Payback, on his professional expertise and on events he observed in his career as a successful janitorial contractor. Although the book is fictional, Hayes was inspired by the racism he experienced. It fueled his anger against a system that was slow to implement reforms that would allow participation by minority-owned businesses. Hayes spent one year as human interest writer/reporter for a bi-weekly newspaper, and continues to study writing on his own. He is a Vietnam War veteran and lives with his family near Raleigh, North Carolina.