Gods of Howl Mountain

By: Taylor Brown

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

In Gods of Howl Mountain, award-winning author Taylor Brown explores a world of folk healers, whiskey-runners, and dark family secrets in the high country of 1950s North Carolina.

Bootlegger Rory Docherty has returned home to the fabled mountain of his childhood - a misty wilderness that holds its secrets close and keeps the outside world at gunpoint. Slowed by a wooden leg and haunted by memories of the Korean War, Rory runs bootleg whiskey for a powerful mountain clan in a retro-fitted 1940 Ford coupe.

Between deliveries to roadhouses, brothels, and private clients, he lives with his formidable grandmother, evades federal agents, and stokes the wrath of a rival runner. In the mill town at the foot of the mountains - a hotbed of violence, moonshine, and the burgeoning sport of stock-car racing - Rory is bewitched by the mysterious daughter of a snake-handling preacher.

His grandmother, Maybelline "Granny May" Docherty, opposes this match for her own reasons, believing that "some things are best left buried." A folk healer whose powers are rumored to rival those of a wood witch, she concocts potions and cures for the people of the mountains while harboring an explosive secret about Rory's mother - the truth behind her long confinement in a mental hospital, during which time she has not spoken one word. When Rory's life is threatened, Granny must decide whether to reveal what she knows... or protect her only grandson from the past. With gritty and atmospheric prose, Taylor Brown brings to life a perilous mountain and the family who rules it.

©2018 Taylor Brown (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Excellent!

I'm from the area this book was written about and I love it! I wish there were more authors and books like this. The narration is perfect.

Awesome story

I absolutely love this book. The story will keep you listening and waiting for the next part. The narrator does a great job as well

Naturalistic Tale

Excellent naturalistic tale of people in a forgotten part of North Carolina, post-WWII. Taylor Brown has a very good eye for details and an ear for the language of people from different levels of society. The book has a relaxed way of telling a story that seems to be the result of thousands of generations of story-telling.

Mark Bramhall's narration is spot on.

Moonshine and Moonlight

Taylor Brown is a terrific storyteller, creating memorable characters and a charging narrative that captures a not-so-distant
gothic south masterfully imagined and described.

Loved this story!

Great unraveling of characters, twists and turns, and plot twist. Wording was very unique and creative. Great narrator!