When These Mountains Burn
By: David Joy
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail hi…
Want to Read $ 4.99"It had never been that addicts don’t care whether they lived or died, it was that the feeling you were chasing rested right against the brink and sometimes you just fell over."-David Joy, When These Mountains Burn
If you liked the crime plot in When These Mountains Burn by David Joy , here is a list of 12 books like this:
1. One Foot in Eden
By: Ron Rash
4.13
Format: 214 pages, Paperback
Will Alexander is the sheriff in a small town in southern Appalachia, and he knows that the local t… read more
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- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- southern gothic
- crime
"Ma niente è solido e duraturo. Le nostre vite si reggono su fondamenta instabili. Non è necessario leggere i libri di storia per scoprirlo. Ti basta conoscere la storia della tua vita."-Ron Rash, One Foot in Eden
"But nothing is solid and permanent. Our lives are raised on the shakiest foundations. You don't need to read history books to know that. You only have to know the history of your own life."-Ron Rash, One Foot in Eden
2. Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)
By: Brian Panowich
3.99
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made i… read more
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- mystery thriller
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- southern gothic
- crime
- audiobook
3. The Risen
By: Ron Rash
3.67
Format: 230 pages, ebook
New York Timesbestselling author Ron Rash demonstrates his superb narrative skills in this suspense… read more
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- mystery
- southern
- fiction
- contemporary
4. Knockemstiff
By: Donald Ray Pollock
4.12
Format: 207 pages,
Knockemstiff - litteralement " etale les raides " - existe vraiment. Ce n'est pas la moindre bizarr… read more
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- southern gothic
- crime
- fiction
- contemporary
5. Tomato Red
By: Daniel Woodrell
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In the Ozarks, what you are is where you are born. If you're born in Venus Holler, you're not much.… read more
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- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
6. The Cove
By: Ron Rash
3.77
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This lyrical, heart-rending tale, as mesmerizing as its award-winning predecessor Serena, shows onc… read more
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- mystery
- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
7. The Heavenly Table
By: Donald Ray Pollock
3.82
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
From Donald Ray Pollock, author of the highly acclaimed The Devil All the Timeand Knockemstiff, com… read more
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8. The World Made Straight
By: Ron Rash
4.41
Format: None pages,
Travis Shelton is seventeen the summer he wanders into the woods onto private property outside his … read more
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9. Desperation Road
By: Michael Farris Smith
3.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"An elegantly written, perfectly-paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence" (R… read more
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10. Gods of Howl Mountain
By: Taylor Brown
3.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In Gods of Howl Mountain,award-winning author Taylor Brown explores a world of folk healers, whiske… read more
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11. Above the Waterfall
By: Ron Rash
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Les, a long-time sheriff nearing retirement, contends with the ravages of poverty and crystal meth … read more
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12. Burning Bright
By: Ron Rash
4.46
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
New York Timesbestselling and award-winning author Ron Rash is "a storyteller of the highest rank" … read more
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13. The Caretaker
By: Ron Rash
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, T… read more
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- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
- audiobook
14. Nothing but the Bones
By: Brian Panowich
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
With lyrical prose and hard-hitting depictions of the hardscrabble life in the rural south, Brian P… read more
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- mystery thriller
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- southern gothic
- crime
- audiobook
15. When These Mountains Burn
By: David Joy
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail hi… read more
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- mystery thriller
- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- southern gothic
- crime
- audiobook
"It had never been that addicts don’t care whether they lived or died, it was that the feeling you were chasing rested right against the brink and sometimes you just fell over."-David Joy, When These Mountains Burn
16. Ozark Dogs
By: Eli Cranor
3.72
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more
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- mystery thriller
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
17. Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2)
By: Brian Panowich
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Clayton Burroughs is sheriff of Bull Mountain and last surviving member of the brutal and blood-ste… read more
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- mystery thriller
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
18. Country Dark
By: Chris Offutt
4.11
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Tucker, a young veteran, returns from war to work for a bootlegger. He falls in love and starts a f… read more
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- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
- southern gothic
- crime
19. The Fighter
By: Michael Farris Smith
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Critically acclaimed novelist Michael Farris Smith, "one of the best writers of his generation" (To… read more
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- literary fiction
- southern
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- southern gothic
- crime
- audiobook
20. Hard Cash Valley (Bull Mountain, #3)
By: Brian Panowich
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Return to McFalls County and Bull Mountain in Hard Cash Valley, where Brian Panowich weaves another… read more
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- mystery thriller
- southern
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
21. Broiler
By: Eli Cranor
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The troubles of two desperate families—one white, one Mexican American—converge in the ruthless und… read more
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- mystery thriller
- literary fiction
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
