They All Fall the Same

De: Wes Browne

Narrado por: Matt Godfrey

An organized crime boss in Kentucky believes money and power are everything until his enterprise collides with a family tragedy in this gripping noir thriller perfect for fans of S.A. Cosby and Eli Cranor.

Cannabis kingpin Burl Spoon has reigned over the Jackson County area for three decades, building a powerful backwoods empire. But behind a well-run organization, his personal life is crumbling—his daughter can’t stay clean; his son has hated him since coming out; and after enduring years of infidelity, his wife is straying too. The only person not on his payroll who still adores him is his six-year-old granddaughter, Chelsea.

When his daughter overdoses on heroin laced with fentanyl and one of his employees is murdered, Burl’s retaliation against Clovis Begley, the patriarch of the heroin-dealing family involved in both deaths, is inevitable. As Burl’s plan spirals into a firestorm of vengeance that threatens the safety of his granddaughter, his drive for revenge conflicts with his longing for redemption.

On the brink of losing everything, Burl must find a path between retribution and protecting what’s left of his family.

©2025 Wes Browne (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

Outstanding Narrator!

Loved this book! Great story and narration. Hoping for Book Two. I need to know how everyone is doing now.

Great read!

Well written story that is fast paced and very entertaining. Definitely recommend even for folks not overly familiar with Kentucky.

Hatfield and McCoys 2.0

Loved the story of the fighting families from the beginning to the very end. Great performance as well.

Met the author!

Wes Browne attended our book club and read an excerpt! Loved the book, the author, and the accurate representation of our region of our home state of Kentucky!

Excellent, fast-paced read!

I accidentally bought the physical book and the audiobook of this, and it's so good, I'm keeping both.

They All Fall The Same tells the story of Burl Spoon and his missing daughter. In Burl's search for his daughter, and the revenge for what happens, a complex series of events takes place that kept me reading (listening, in this case) straight through. I am an avid reader, but seldom read/listen to a book in all one sitting. This novel, I did. I couldn't put it down.

The whole time I read, I was on the edge of my seat to hear what would happen next. Each thing that occurs throughout the novel is earned and well thought-out. I listened with anticipation of what would happen next.

If you like noir fiction and/or crime novels, you are sure to like this. I really loved this novel--and Burl is a trip. He's a bad guy you can't help but love and cheer for. I hope another novel featuring him comes out. I read Hillbilly Highway, also by the same author, which had Burl as a character in it, and it was also great. It's a gentler read, not quite so dark, but I loved it and it's why I read this one.

This is my favorite book that I've read in a while. I read over 100 books a year. They All Fall the Same is that good! The audiobook narrator is superb also.

A Compelling Journey Through Modern Appalachia

I couldn't stop listening to this audiobook. Wes Browne's "They All Fall the Same" drops you right into the heart of Appalachian Kentucky with a story about two small-town drug dealers that feels incredibly real. What grabbed me most was how perfectly Browne captures the way people in this region think and talk - I found myself nodding along and finishing characters' sentences because the whole book rang so true. The narrator does a great job with the regional dialect and speech patterns, making the characters feel even more authentic.

Even though it's about some unforgivable drug dealers, I didn’t feel like it was a typical crime story. Browne has a way of making you understand and even sympathize with characters you never thought you would. If you've read Faulkner's Snopes stories, this feels like their modern-day Appalachian cousin - same deep understanding of how place shapes people, but set in today's world with today's problems.

The story keeps you hooked while never losing touch with what makes this tragically beautiful corner of Kentucky feel so authentic. If you're looking for a great listen that takes you deep into a world that feels completely lived-in and real, grab this one. It's a reminder that the best storytelling comes from really understanding a place and its people. More please!