Laying Autumn's Dust

By: Mark L. Brooks

Narrated by: Bradley Cason, Crystal Fox-Couch, Mark L. Brooks

Mark L. Brooks hits a homer with this first novel if you love family dynamics, how each member plays on each other with the good, the bad, the most ugly, and how they can arrive victorious. Laying Autumn’s Dust is a novel told in three first-person voices. Donny, the father—you can feel sorry for him at first—is a man repressed, with a low moral compass, who can’t seem to rise above his worst instincts and doesn’t seem to care. He spreads his wounding to wife Abigail, who isn’t perfect but gives an unfortunate life her best shot. As for son Jesse—how much of Donny will affect him, and how much will Abigail’s soft resonance of strength steel him?

As the family grows and changes, you see each developing autonomy as the only answer when Donny’s shortcomings become a wedge. More like a backdrop for these highly dimensional characters, the plot features murder, suicide, mystery, and vengeance, as well as love, hope, and charity.

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A gripping story that sticks with you…

Laying Autumn’s Dust is a gripping story that pulls you into a world of secrets, love, and murder. The performances of these narrators brings the characters to life adding more depth to the plot. Donny is full of mystery and seems to bring down everyone around him with his bad decisions. As for Abigail, you can hear her hopeful tone as she makes the best of the cards she has been dealt. Jesse uncovers a world of secrets and vengeance leading to a lot of connected dots.

Lyrical and Hauntingly Beautiful

A must-read for anyone who enjoys reflective, evocative storytelling. Laying Autumns Dust by Mark Brooks, is poetic and deeply moving. Mark’s writing style is rich with imager, capturing both the melancholy and quiet beauty of change. The narrators’ authentic articulation and accents make the setting feel real and immersive.

Laying Autumn’s Dust

I read the book and loved it! Now on Audible, I loved it all over again. Great for a long drive.

Authentic southern readers

It’s such a well-written story. I’ve been through it twice now, and I picked up a lot a key details that I missed the first time.
It’s still enjoyable for a casual listener, but you have to pay attention if you want to really appreciate the depth of the story. I missed a critical piece of information the first time through!