When These Mountains Burn
When These Mountains Burn by David Joy is a reissue published by Penguin on July 4, 2023, featuring 304 pages in English. This narrative intertwines the lives of a father, an addict, and a lawman against the backdrop of a relentless drug epidemic. As Raymond Mathis struggles to save his son from the clutches of addiction and crime, he finds himself taking drastic measures when the law proves insufficient. The story delves into the complexities of familial bonds and the harsh realities of addiction.
Readers will encounter a fierce and tender exploration of redemption as the characters navigate their intertwined fates. Denny Rattler, an addict, faces critical choices that alter his path, while a DEA agent seeks to unravel a drug supply network in the mountains. The narrative captures the tension and desperation of their lives, revealing how unexpected connections can lead to opportunities for change. This edition presents a poignant look at the struggles within a community grappling with crime and addiction.
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Winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing
Acclaimed author David Joy returns with a fierce and tender tale of a father, an addict, a lawman, and the explosive events that come to unite them.
When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail him out of trouble one last time. Frustrated by the slow pace and limitations of the law, Raymond decides to take matters into his own hands.
After a workplace accident left him out of a job and in pain, Denny Rattler has spent years chasing his next high. He supports his habit through careful theft, following strict rules that keep him under the radar and out of jail. But when faced with opportunities too easy to resist, Denny makes two choices that change everything.
For months, the DEA has been chasing the drug supply in the mountains to no avail, when a lead—just one word—sets one agent on a path to crack the case wide open . . . but he’ll need help from the most unexpected quarter. As chance brings together these men from different sides of a relentless epidemic, each may come to find that his opportunity for redemption lies with the others.
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