Nothing But the Bones (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250835246)

With lyrical prose and hard-hitting depictions of the hardscrabble life in the rural south, Brian Panowich, author of Bull Mountain, Like Lions, and Hard Cash Valley, delivers a gripping new chapter in his tales of McFalls County in Nothing But the Bones.

In McFalls County, local crime boss Gareth Burroughs runs everything on the mountain. And Nelson "Nails" McKenna has been his enforcer since he was a teenager, though his heart's not really in the dirty work. Then one night in a local roadhouse, Nails goes too far, defending a woman, and even Burroughs's reach can't get him out of this one. With a dead body and countless witnesses, Nails and the woman become fugitives on the run, and unlikely partners.

But on the road to Jacksonville, where a possible escape awaits, there's more than one interested party on the pair's trail, and the glimpse they had of getting away scot free suddenly seems elusive. In the end, Nails must make one final stand for his freedom--or pay with both of their lives.

Author: Brian Panowich
ISBN-10: 1250835240
ISBN-13: 9781250835246
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Language: English
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.38w x 1.26d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2023 pg. 15
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2024
Publishers Weekly 04/22/2024