The Hunting: Chapter 1 peace

Chapter 1: peace
This is quite too quiet for this time, maybe war does that to a city? Well, who knows, but the year is 1940. A fellow walking on the road passes a book store. Who is he?
Martel, a “young” man in the city of New Orleans and raised there, is known for his work in the community: helping, donating to fix the roads, and making sure not one person was left hungry.