It Dies with You

By: Scott Blackburn

Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla

For nearly a decade, twenty-nine-year-old Hudson Miller has made his living in the boxing ring, but a post-fight brawl threatens to derail his career. Desperate for money, Hudson takes a gig as a bouncer at a dive bar. That’s when life delivers him another hook to the jaw: his estranged father, Leland, has been murdered in what appears to be a robbery-gone-bad at his salvage yard, Miller’s Pull-a-Part.

Soon after his father’s funeral, Hudson learns he’s inherited the salvage yard, and he returns to his Bible-belt hometown of Flint Creek, North Carolina, to run the business. But the business is far more than junk cars and scrap metal. It was the site of an illegal gun-running ring. And the secrets don’t end there: a grisly discovery is made at the yard that thrusts Hudson into the fight of his life.

Reeling for answers, Hudson joins forces with his father’s former employee, 71-year-old, beer-guzzling Vietnam vet Charlie Shoaf, and a feisty teenage girl, Lucy Reyes, who’s fiercely seeking justice for her own family tragedy. With a murderer on the loose and no answers from the local cops, the trio of outcasts launch an investigation. The shocking truth they uncover will shake Flint Creek to its very core.

©2022 Scott Blackburn (P)2022 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Painful southern accent

Decent storyline. Interesting characters. Narrator solid other than horrendous southern accent, which is throughout the story. I almost quit several times.

One of my 2022 Must-Reads

Hudson Miller is a down-and-out boxer who is takes a job as a bouncer at a local, townie bar when he finds out his estranged father as been murdered. Very little is left to Hudson, except is father’s rentals and a salvage yard. With not much money left in his account, Hudson takes over the business up in Flint Creek, Michigan, but everything at the salvage yard isn't what it seems. Hudson teams up with a few others to make an unlikely trio to investigate what happened.

Scott Blackburn delivers a powerful debut thriller with It Dies With You. In this raw and gritty southern noir, Blackburn weaves together intriguing characters and elegant writing that hits you like a punch. Blackburn should be an author that everyone picks up this summer. So far, this is my summer pick that any crime fiction fan will love.

I was truly impressed with Ciulla's narration as well. I've listened to a handful of different books he's narrated and I've really enjoyed them all. This book was a fantastic piece of Southern noir, and I highly recommend it.

Great read!

I Loved this book! I couldn't put it down! Can't wait for his next one.

Fantastic Novel

IT DIES WITH YOU is one of the best debut novels I've ever read. I haven't enjoyed a new author like this since I read Jack Carr's THE TERMINAL LIST.

This book has accelerated to the top of my 2022 Reading List as one of my favorites, and it will be one of those books I plan to revisit again and again. It was captivating and a non-stop thrill ride.

Fantastic novel! Highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys southern crime!

Incredible Story / Amazing Narration

IT DIES WITH YOU is the result of an intricate story written by gifted author. The narration by Andrew Ciulla brought it to life. Get this. You’ll enjoy the story, and you’ll love Charlie.