Private eye Barney Glines is hired by press agent Archie St. George to pay a ransom for the stolen jewels of his beautiful star, Kyle Shannon. But Barney Glines finds more than a simple exchange of money for the jewels. He finds a dead body and the cops think Barney Glines is the killer. Glines tries to solve the puzzle of who framed him and at the same time get out of jail. You’ll Get Yours mixes drugs, blackmail, and violence into a murderous cocktail.
You’ll Get Yours was first published in 1952 in Lion Books under William Ard’s pseudonym “Thomas Wills.” This wonderful new STARK HOUSE edition includes a bibliography of William Ard’s work. William Ard died in 1960 from cancer. Ard was 37. GRADE: B+
I don’t think I’ve ever read an Ard book, just Mike Nevins’s writing about him. I like these reprinted editions very much, however.
Jeff, I’m a fan of BLACK GAT books, too! I’ve read some of William Ard’s other private eye books and some of his Westerns over the years. YOU’LL GET YOURS is one of Ard’s noir books.
I haven’t read this author either.
Rick, you may have read William Ard under one of his many pseudonyms.
Thanks for the post, George. This is my kind of book.
Elgin, I’ve read quite a bit of William Ard’s books–both mysteries and Westerns–but YOU’LL GET YOURS slipped past my radar until now. STARK HOUSE’S “Black Gat” series brings back a lot of great titles from the 1950s.
I forget which Bouchercon but I remember Mike Nevins’ presentation on William Ard which showcased him as an overlooked master. Bill Crider and I raced to the dealer’s room to swoop up Ard novels under his various names. For a couple of years, Crider and I would joke about the futile search for one of the great ones. I ran out of steam while having a stack of unread Ard including novels by Thomas Wills, Ben Kerr and other names. His final paperbacks published by Monarch such as THE SINS OF BILLY SERENE (1960) had wonderful covers. The best Ard writing that I read (and recommend wholeheartedly were the first few novels in the long Buchanan series published by Gold Medal under the byline Jonas Ward. His best known crime series featured Timothy Dane, who I recall as rather forgettable if smoothly written. I also recall that Ard switched mid-series from first person to third. Or was it the other way around. Like I said forgettable. But I’m ready after more than a quarter of a century to give him another try. I’m reasonably sure I have YOU’LL GET YOURS.
Richard, Bill Crider inspired me to buy some William Ard paperbacks, too. You’ll be seeing reviews of them in the coming months, probably as FFBs. I have a few of Ard’s Westerns which you might see reviewed in QUICK DRAW next year.