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Description: Clayton Burroughs is sheriff of Bull Mountain and last surviving member of the brutal and blood-steeped Burroughs clan. It's been a year since a rogue government agent systematically crippled the family's criminal empire, leaving two of his brothers dead and Clayton broken and haunted by wounds that may never heal. Now Bull Mountain is vulnerable, ripe for predators wanting to re-establish the flow of dope and money through the town. And the death of a boy belonging to a rival clan brings the wolves straight to Clayton's door. The only good son born of a crooked tree, Clayton wants to bury his bloody family legacy for good. But he'll need to call on it if he wants to save his family, and his mountain, from the destruction that awaits.

Review: PRAISE FOR BULL MOUNTAIN: 'A stone gas and a stone winner! Read this book now and succumb to a startling new talent' James Ellroy. 'A sprawling, gritty, violent, tribal crime epic with a deeply rooted sense of place and a gut-punch ending' C.J. Box. 'Not only a fine debut, but a fine mystery novel, period. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next' John Connolly.

Author Biography: Brian Panowich is an award-winning author, a firefighter, a husband, and a father to four children. His first novel, Bull Mountain, topped the best thriller list on Apple iBooks, placed in the top twenty best books of 2015 on Amazon, and went on to win the International Thriller Writers Award (2016) for Best First Novel.