Dark River Road by Virginia Brown is one of those part-hidden secrets, part-family drama, part-coming-of-age novels of the type which tend to get labelled "Southern Gothic", IIRC, free courtesy of publisher Bell Bridge Books.
Currently free @
Amazon UK, may or may not also drop in the
main store.
Description
One powerful man . . .has always controlled this small Southern town. Unchallenged, until now.
Like everyone else in Cane Creek, Mississippi, Chantry Callahan grew up in the shadow of town boss Bert Quinton. Quinton held the lives of local people in his harsh grasp, never letting go. He knew where all their secrets were buried, along with the bodies of anyone who had dared to defy him. As a boy, Chantry couldn't best Quinton. Couldn't protect the people he loved, including his own mother. But now Chantry is grown. He's come back for answers. And for justice.