When These Mountains Burn
David Joy
"On a Tuesday, Denny woke up shivering in the passenger seat of his LeBaron."
"On a Tuesday, Denny woke up shivering in the passenger seat of his LeBaron."
"What remained of “Bad” Boyd washed up on the beach at Ship- wreck Point on a pretty morning in the middle of May, three days after anyone in Deception Cove last saw him alive."
"Rhoda stumbled to Mercy’s side, dropping to her knees beside her daughter."
"The city of Bath isn’t all about Roman plumbing and Georgian architecture."
"Back at the hotel, Serene ran the bath for Anika Selam and gave the slender young women one of the hotel’s comfy white bathrobes."
"The first emergency call came from Teterboro, saying a private jet had taken off without tower authorization."
"A light vapor of fog hung in the air between the trees, a subtle graying discernible only when the man looked out one of the pickup truck’s windows but not when he glanced at his sons sitting beside him in the cab."
"In the fall of our senior year, my buddy Max Platt was arrested for shining a laser pointer at an airplane."
"We all shook hands as if there wasn’t another person in the room— well, in the cell."
CrimeReads needs your help. The mystery world is vast, and we need your support to cover it the way it deserves. With your contribution, you'll gain access to exclusive newsletters, editors' recommendations, early book giveaways, and our new "Well, Here's to Crime" tote bag.