When These Mountains Burn
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| Author | David Joy |
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| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Published | 2020 |
When These Mountains Burn is a 2020 novel by David Joy.
Plot summary
[edit | edit source]Raymond Mathis, a 70 year old ex-United States Forest Service employee, has recently become a widower. His adult son Ricky is addicted to drugs and is kidnapped by dealers who ransom him to Raymond.
Background
[edit | edit source]The novel is set during the 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires, the drug epidemic in the United States,[1] and the encroachment of coyote populations.[2] It is portrays the erosion of mountain culture in North Carolina and the reclamation of Cherokee culture in the 21st century.[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]The novel received positive reviews from critics.[4][5] Kirkus Reviews praised its "memorable characters, deft plotting, and an attention to detail".[6] Tod Goldberg of USA Today called the novel "a snapshot of small-town America at a fracture point, when the least of the concerns is the fire that could consume everyone, all at once."[7]
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