When These Mountains Burn

De: David Joy

Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews

Winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing

Acclaimed author and "remarkably gifted storyteller" (The Charlotte Observer) 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.

A crime novel that dares to go deeper

Loved it from the first chapter to the last. Wonderful performance only made it better! A fantastic story and the characters are so deep. I got it here on Audible but this is one I'm absolutely going to get the hardcover of just so I can re-read it.

Another Winner!

David Joy's stories are gritty and "real", and I have adored every single one I have heard. This one is no exception. I've spent my life near the areas he writes about, and I often find that his characters feel so familiar to me. These are not sunshine and roses kinds of stories. They are authentic, beautifully written and narrated, and I cannot wait for the next one.

unbelievable!!!!

what a joy! This book was so artfully, wonderfully written. I could not quit listening!

A fun read that’s hard to set down

This is a fun book to read that is hard to set down. I think the second time I read it was even better than the first time. It’s fast past and exciting and shows a little of every side of this story. It’s definitely a book I would recommend.

joy delivers as promised

Writing style is so easy to read in that lets you actually feel for all of the characters involved. David Joy has such skill in combining the heart-in-mouth feeling that everything is building to a disaster with genuine emotion. I was hanging on every ounce.

This one is great

Such a good listen. The story is gritty and raw, but fulfilling to listen to. The narrator was outstanding.

Great listen

Dynamic story, terrific character development and plot. Narration of a few of the characters are a bit grating but typical of how some mountain people talk and sound.

Warmness through tragedy

This was my first David Joy experience and what a great one it was. As a parent of a recovering addict, it hit harder than it may for those with no connection to that world. The narrator was great and kept my attention with his telling of the story.

Incredible performance!

The book was incredible and the narrator did a phenomenal job! I love all of the references to WNC.

Another great one

Another great book from David Joy. Such a great writer and storyteller. Character development is always great and that’s the of this book as well.