Happy book birthday to A SWOLLEN RED SUN by Matthew McBride!
Now available in paperback and eBook... A Swollen Red Sun by Matthew McBride!
Here's what Craig T. McNeely had to say at his blog, Craig's Book-ends: "It won't surprise you to learn that this will earn a place on the list of best novels I have read this year. It will probably be on a similar list for this decade's worth of books down the line. It is a book that I will read again. It is a book I will recommend to my family and friends and feel envious of them being able to experience and enjoy it for the first time."
Read the rest of the review here.
And here's Thomas Pluck, writing over at Criminal Element: "The story dives deep into the desperate hollows of the American heartland and introduces us to men and monsters born of that desperation, but never stumbles into squalor porn. It respects the people it represents, even the fallen. And that is what gives A Swollen Red Sun its big, dark heart."
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And here's the Kansas City Star weighing in: "The dark world of drug cooking and dealing drives McBride’s story, but the narrative also includes plenty of lovely and accurate descriptions."
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