On the night Miles Abernathy-sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian-comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek: Photos that prove the county's Sheriff Davies was responsible for the so-called "accident" that injured his dad, killed others, and crushed their grassroots efforts to unseat him.
The feud began a hundred years ago when Miles's great-great-grandfather, Saint Abernathy, incited a miners' rebellion that ended with a public execution at the hands of law enforcement. Now, Miles becomes the feud's latest victim as the sheriff's son and his friends sniff out the evidence, follow him through the woods, and beat him nearly to death.
In the hospital, the ghost of a soot-covered man hovers over Miles's bedside while Sheriff Davies threatens Miles into silence. But when Miles accidently kills one of the boys who hurt him, he learns of other folks in Twist Creek who want out from under the sheriff's heel. To free their families from this cycle of cruelty, they're willing to put everything on the line-is Miles?
Publisher: Daphne Press
ISBN: 9781837840755
Number of pages: 368
I’m absolutely blown away by this book.
This is some of the best horror writing out there. AJW has such a talent for body horror and gore that makes you squirm in your seat and yet has the inane ability to tell...
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Andrew Joseph White is a stellar voice in horror and with his third book he continues to prove his immense talent and originality, this time taking us to a small mining town in Virginia, where our protagonist Miles is... More
I devoured ‘Compound Fracture’. I may be a bit biased as a Southerner myself (by way of Texas), but this was truly an excellent and unique read.
This is really one of the only books that I’ve read that captures the...
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