• Burning Down Boise

  • Book One in The Way of Dan
  • By: Franklin Horton
  • Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
  • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,447 ratings)

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Burning Down Boise

By: Franklin Horton
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
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Sometimes the story of an apocalypse isn’t one of tragedy, but one of opportunity....

Dan Slaughter has given up on appearances. With his wife dead and his kids grown, he’s slowly reverting back to the east Tennessee boy he used to be three decades earlier. He quit cutting his hair and started smoking pot. He drinks when he wants to and sings along with the classic songs of his lost youth.

When his childhood friend Carl dies suddenly, Dan agrees to help Carl’s mother with the estate, even when it means traveling across the country to Boise, Idaho. Worse yet, Dan has to fly and that’s no easy task for a paranoid hillbilly not used to following rules.

Once he arrives in Boise, it doesn’t take long for Dan to figure out that there’s a lot more to his friend’s death than he’d been led to believe. He begins to suspect the overdose was actually murder and he can’t let it rest.

Only days after arriving, a mysterious solar event traps Dan in the city, leaving him with no prospect of returning home anytime soon. Rather than panicking, Dan readily accepts the new state of things. For him, the apocalypse is an opportunity. With no law enforcement, his plan to deliver a dose of Tennessee justice in downtown Boise just got a whole lot easier.

©2020 Franklin Horton (P)2020 Franklin Horton

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Franklin Horton never disappoints!

I can’t wait for more books about Dan! Keep up the good work. Thank you for the entertainment!!

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Excellent!

just enough prepper moteefe to make it interesting without the ridiculous gadget for every scenario on hand. characters are very well developed and the story is very intriguing

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Great Series (Hopefully)

I have never read Mr. Horton's books before, so I cannot comment on whether this is the best book to start with this author on. It certainly was for me, as I immediately tried to figure out when Book 2 was coming (only to realize Book 1 was published this summer). Very simply this was an excellent post EMP book for the masses as it had a "normal" main character who is just trying to get by while dealing with internal battles of morality. By normal I mean someone that I think most people who are not super preppers could relate to. I can almost picture my retired father in Dan's shoes, I'm also a big fan of E TN, so perhaps I'm partial (Idaho has always sounded like a place to visit as well, have to say it's next on the list after this book).

Mr. Horton, if you happen to read these reviews, please hurry with Book 2 and in the meantime I shall be burning my stimulus money to binge read your other books. Don't take too long as I do not know when the next stimulus or job is coming, and I want to get Book 2 before I'm broke!

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Good Story (too easy) for…..

Really enjoyed Mr. Pierce; again, he performs in a fine voice for the entire story.

The Story seems a bit too easy for the main character to make several escapes…..

When the World falls apart, not sure revenge would outweigh survival (being 2000 miles from home)

Still I will look for a next book by Mr. Horton
- nice character development
And good story pace

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Enjoyed

Well written and as usual well narrated(Kevin Pierce my favorite). I like this starting out with a regular middle class man without any training. It gives a new perspective.

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Great Book

If you like Frank Horton books you’ll like this one. Easy listen, that keeps your attention the whole way through the book.

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Epic

enthralling book 1. ready for book 2! Brought me back to my childhood growing up in Western Montana.

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Great story !

Relatable characters.
Reasonable story line.

Looking forward to the next book.
Kevin Peirce is tge best!

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Good EMP story

This was a pleasant surprise in the over all genre' of EMP survival stories! looking forward to the next book. Of course it doesn't hurt to hear Kevin's narration. He could make a telephone book interesting. It is getting so any book without Kevin's voice is just slightly disappointing.

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Great story!

I really enjoyed this story. It kept me entertained for hours driving in my truck. The author and narrator make a great combination. Looking forward to more in the series!

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