G.P. Putnam's Sons
July 2016
On Sale: June 21, 2016
Featuring: Clayton Burroughs
320 pages ISBN: 0425282287 EAN: 9780425282281 Kindle: B00OQS4F26 Trade Size / e-Book (reprint) Add to Wish List
From a remarkable new voice in Southern fiction, a multigenerational saga of crime, family, and vengeance.
Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made its home on Bull Mountain in North Georgia, running shine, pot, and meth over six state lines, virtually untouched by the rule of law. To distance himself from his familyโs criminal empire, Clayton took the job of sheriff in a neighboring community to keep what peace he can. But when a federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms shows up at Claytonโs office with a plan to shut down the mountain, his hidden agenda will pit brother against brother, test loyalties, and could lead Clayton down a path to self-destruction.
In a sweeping narrative spanning decades and told from alternating points of view, the novel brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of the mountain and its inhabitants: forbidding, loyal, gritty, and ruthless. A story of familyโthe lengths men will go to protect it, honor it, or in some cases destroy itโBull Mountain is an incredibly assured debut that heralds a major new talent in fiction.
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