Bull Mountain
By Brian Panowich
- Release Date: 2015-07-07
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Winner of the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel
From a remarkable voice in Southern fiction comes 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 family’s 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 Clayton’s 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 family—the lengths men will go to protect it, honor it, or in some cases destroy it—Bull Mountain is an incredibly assured debut that heralds a major new talent in fiction.
“Panowich stamps words on the page as if they’ve 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 Mountain.”—Wiley Cash, New York Times-bestselling author of This Dark Road to Mercy
Reviews
Made for tv
3By FanoftheKingsConvoluted tale with some gory stuff; motorcycle gangs, shootouts, moonshine and methPretty good
4By Promise316Pretty goodBull Mountain
4By KcnjmgLoved this book, the characters the way it was written.....I swear I felt I was there watching it all happen!!! Really giving it 4 1/2 ⭐️Page turner
4By Ham615Really enjoyed this book. Fast paced and well written.Bull Mountain
5By Redbone QMy kind of writer, moves along, full of surprizes, with an edge...Loved it
5By Is this taken 2A crime novel with a fresh atmosphere, fresh characters well written by a fresh author. I can't wait for his next book.Good read!
5By MoormanCGood read! Keeps you guessing and I liked the ending.Must read
5By Vw1019This isn't a genre I would normally read. But wow, so glad I picked up this book.Didn't see that coming!!
5By Jmbryant8What a great job Brian did!! No wonder you and David Joy got along so well! There were so many twists, I think I yelled at the book a few times!! Happy I read it and I want to read it again!!Bull mountain
5By HiattsterAwesome writing! Couldn't believe the twists and tie ins that crept up on me as I turned every page...!