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When Ghosts Come Home
A cracking standalone thriller for fans of Chris Whitaker, Tana French and S. A. Cosby
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Summary
‘A searing, thunderous, heartbreaking thriller.’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘Taut, tense, and tender – this novel hits every note.’ LILY KING
An abandoned plane. A dead body. A small town threatening to explode.
Investigating the mystery of an abandoned plane and a dead body, the Sheriff of the small town of Oak Island struggles to contain long-simmering racial tensions. His troubles are soon compounded by his returning daughter, whose marriage is falling apart, and the FBI pilot sent in to help with the case.
Critic Reviews
‘A searing, thunderous, heartbreaking thriller. Wiley Cash has talent to burn.’
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An unputdownable knock-out: written in deft, thrilling prose, this book is both a gripping murder mystery and a thoughtful exploration of systemic racism in America. The perfect novel for our present moment.
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A fascinating, nuanced meditation on life - both the living of it and the taking of it - in the crucible of small town America. Wiley Cash is our guide through this maze of old secrets and fresh hurts. Take his hand, follow his lead and face the truth.
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A treatise on race in America wrapped in a family drama wrapped in a mystery . . . Cash puts his whole heart on the page with these flawed, true characters, and the reward is ours.
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When Ghosts Come Home is a gripping mystery. Set in 1984, Cash’s exploration of race, justice, and grief – of the fault lines that rip apart families and communities – could not be more timely.
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Taut, tense, and tender - this novel hits every note. I loved it and devoured it with fury, straight to its blazing end.
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Wiley Cash is the New York Times best selling author of The Last Ballad, A Land More Kind than Home, This Dark Road to Mercy and, most recently, When Ghosts Come Home. He currently serves as writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville and teaches in the Mountainview Low-Residency MFA. He lives with his wife and two young daughters on…
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