Questa cruda saga narra le generazioni di una famiglia criminale nel cuore della Georgia, che si aggrappa disperatamente al potere sugli affari illeciti. Al centro si trova la storia di un figlio che diventa sceriffo, con l'obiettivo di ripulire il nome della sua famiglia, solo per scoprire che la battaglia più dura è contro il proprio sangue. La serie intreccia temi di lealtà, tradizione e la ricerca della redenzione in mezzo a violenza brutale e reti criminali radicate. È una discesa avvincente in un mondo in cui si scontrano i legami familiari e l'applicazione della legge.
The book, recognized with the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, features a gripping narrative that combines suspense and intricate plot twists. It introduces a compelling protagonist who navigates a world filled with danger and deception, drawing readers into a thrilling journey. The author skillfully weaves together themes of betrayal and resilience, ensuring a captivating experience that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. This debut novel sets a high standard for future works in the thriller genre.
A powerful follow up to multiple award-winning debut Bull Mountain. Brian Panowich burst onto the crime fiction scene in 2015, winning awards and accolades from readers and critics alike for his smoldering debut, Bull Mountain. Now with Like Lions, he cements his place as one of the outstanding new voices in crime fiction.Clayton Burroughs is a small-town Georgia sheriff, a new father, and, improbably, the heir apparent of Bull Mountain’s most notorious criminal family.As he tries to juggle fatherhood, his job and his recovery from being shot in the confrontation that killed his two criminally-inclined brothers last year, he’s doing all he can just to survive. Yet after years of carefully toeing the line between his life in law enforcement and his family, he finally has to make a choice.When a rival organization makes a first foray into Burroughs territory, leaving a trail of bodies and a whiff of fear in its wake, Clayton is pulled back into the life he so desperately wants to leave behind. Revenge is a powerful force, and the vacuum left by his brothers’ deaths has left them all vulnerable. With his wife and child in danger, and the way of life in Bull Mountain under siege for everyone, Clayton will need to find a way to bury the bloody legacy of his past once and for all.
