ldquoBrian Panowich stamps words on the page as if theyrsquove been blasted from the barrel of a shotgun and as with a shotgun blast no one is safe from the scattered fragments of history that impale the people of Bull MountainrdquomdashWiley Cash New York Times-bestselling author of This Dark Road to Mercy 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 familyrsquos 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 Claytonrsquos 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 familymdashthe lengths men will go to protect it honor it or in some cases destroy itmdashBull Mountain is an incredibly assured debut that heralds a major new talent in fiction.
