The Line That Held Us
By: David Joy
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accide…
Want to Read $ 11.99"What I'm saying is that it's easy to take the high road so long as there aren't any stakes. But the minute you've got something to lose, a man'll do all sorts of things."-David Joy, The Line That Held Us
"You still can't see it and it's right in front of your eyes. It's the reason we're gathered here. The only reason we're here is because of the ones we loved. That the line that held us."-David Joy, The Line That Held Us
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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
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"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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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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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. Saints at the River
By: Ron Rash
4.41
Format: None pages,
When a twelve-year-old girl drowns in the Tamassee River and her body is trapped in a deep eddy, th… read more
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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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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17. The Line That Held Us
By: David Joy
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accide… read more
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- mystery thriller
- literary fiction
- southern
- noir
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- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- audiobook
"What I'm saying is that it's easy to take the high road so long as there aren't any stakes. But the minute you've got something to lose, a man'll do all sorts of things."-David Joy, The Line That Held Us
"You still can't see it and it's right in front of your eyes. It's the reason we're gathered here. The only reason we're here is because of the ones we loved. That the line that held us."-David Joy, The Line That Held Us
18. Blackwood
By: Michael Farris Smith
3.70
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfo… read more
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19. 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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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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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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