Happy Monday bookish friends! Hope you all had a nice weekend. I didn’t get much housework done, but I got a lot of reading done.
If you’re a fan of S.A. Cosby or Eli Cranor, check out They All Fall the Same by Wes Browne. It’s a southern noir tale of family and revenge. Here’s the full summary from the publisher:
Cannabis kingpin Burl Spoon has reigned over the Jackson County area for three decades, building a powerful backwoods empire. But behind a well-run organization, his personal life is crumbling–his daughter can’t stay clean; his son has hated him since coming out; and after enduring years of infidelity, his wife is straying too. The only person not on his payroll who still adores him is his six-year-old granddaughter, Chelsea.
When his daughter overdoses on heroin laced with fentanyl and one of his employees is murdered, Burl’s retaliation against Clovis Begley, the patriarch of the heroin-dealing family involved in both deaths, is inevitable. As Burl’s plan spirals into a firestorm of vengeance that threatens the safety of his granddaughter, his drive for revenge conflicts with his longing for redemption.
On the brink of losing everything, Burl must find a path between retribution and protecting what’s left of his family.
I really liked this one. It was a pretty quick listen. Browne keeps the story tight and the pace moving. Burl Spoon is a ruthless crime boss. His only redeeming quality is his love for his young granddaughter. Like most crime bosses, he seeks revenge when his daughter dies of an overdose. Things spiral from there. Matt Godfrey does an excellent job with the audiobook narration. A taut story and a tough crime boss with a vendetta made for an entertaining and compelling read. Browne is a new to me author and I’ll definitely be checking out his previous books.
Let’s do some predictive text. They all fall the same _______.
They all fall the same way and then they fall apart.
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About the Author
Wes Browne lives within the Kentucky River Basin in Madison County, Kentucky. He has practiced law as a criminal defense attorney, prosecutor, and public defender in Appalachia for over 24 years. He also helps run his family's pizza shops. His novel They All Fall the Same was named one of Book Riot's Best Books of 2025 (So Far) and one of 2025’s Biggest Mysteries or Thrillers by Goodreads. His debut novel Hillbilly Hustle was named one of 17 recommended lockdown reads by Merriam-Webster in 2020.
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