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Sometimes Bone
★★★★★ "The story grabbed my throat and wouldn't let go, wouldn't let me scream either." ★ Take a chance and discover your new favorite grit lit author! ★ Grace Hardgrave's daughters haven't eaten in days, and after finding no work in 1917 New York City, Grace prostitutes herself to feed her girls. Sick of degradation, she bolts for the Pennsylvania farm she fled as a young woman. The only way forward is to face the predator who made her life go wrong. But when Grace arrives she finds the Hardgrave/McClellan feud that's been smoldering for generations is now burning hot. The seven-foot tyrant who runs the town brothels and distilleries, Jonah McClellan, found his youngest son bludgeoned to death on Hardgrave land. But as Grace unwinds the mystery she learns everyone has a secret, an angle, and a reason to kill... Just like her. Grit Lit to the bone. Sometimes Bone. Literary depth, thriller pace. Grab Sometimes Bone now! WHAT READERS ARE ★★★★★ "An amazing story by an amazing wordsmith." ★★★★★ "The story grabbed my throat and wouldn't let go, wouldn't let me scream either." ★★★★★ "Powerful... Gritty... Sexy... I loved it..." ★★★★★ "A must read book and author." ★★★★★ "Another great read from Lindemuth. The man writes engrossing stories, realistic dialogue, and brings the clash of good vs evil into a realm where sometimes, sometimes, not even the characters know where they stand... Read everything he writes." ★★★★★ "Lindemuth has a unique style that keeps you in the story from page one till the end. he keeps you guessing and then re-guessing until the finale when all the pieces fall together and doesn't leave you out on a limb." ★★★★★ "Believable characters in a compelling world brimming with evil..." Prepare yourself for a battle of good and evil unlike any you've seen. With rave reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), Indie Next List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Indie Reader and more, if you haven't read Clayton Lindemuth's unique brand of literary noir, what are you waiting for?
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Published December 22, 2017
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Clayton Lindemuth
36 books127 followersAm I right? You're smarter than most, embrace old fashioned morals, love your country, dogs, and guns... and dig ruthless fiction...
Hi! I'm Clayton Lindemuth, and my novels embrace rural noir truth. Mind your own business, be slow to anger. But don't ever back down to evil. Justice happens when the wicked die.
If we're tracking so far, I wrote My Brother's Destroyer, and all the rest, just for you.
You'll stay awake too late, underline fun new ways to cuss, muse about new philosophies and read random passages to strangers to make the world a better place.
Literary depth. Thriller pace. If you've got the stomach to watch evil men die, dress for the woods and grab a lamp. We've work to do.
Hi! I'm Clayton Lindemuth, and my novels embrace rural noir truth. Mind your own business, be slow to anger. But don't ever back down to evil. Justice happens when the wicked die.
If we're tracking so far, I wrote My Brother's Destroyer, and all the rest, just for you.
You'll stay awake too late, underline fun new ways to cuss, muse about new philosophies and read random passages to strangers to make the world a better place.
Literary depth. Thriller pace. If you've got the stomach to watch evil men die, dress for the woods and grab a lamp. We've work to do.
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December 23, 2017
This is the first of Clayton Lindemuth's work that I have read, and I was very pleasantly surprised. Self-named "grit lit," it features dark characters with darker souls who live lives of hard desire.
There is nothing predictable here, and I like my suspense that way. Highly recommend. Finished this one in the middle of a busy week in less than two days just because it was that compelling. You'll be thinking about Angus Hardgrave's future long after you finish reading.... good thing Lindemuth has already written about that.....
There is nothing predictable here, and I like my suspense that way. Highly recommend. Finished this one in the middle of a busy week in less than two days just because it was that compelling. You'll be thinking about Angus Hardgrave's future long after you finish reading.... good thing Lindemuth has already written about that.....
September 21, 2019
Rarely does a book feel so real and alive, it feels like I'm watching the events as they happen. WE can see the behaviors of the main characters and understand their thoughts, motivations, and behaviors.
It's hard to comment on the best part of this book without giving away a great ending. I'll just say it's not a "Happily ever after" ending but it is very satisfying. This story chronicles a family feud that continues into the early 1900s but has its origin in the early 1800s.
I thought I understood the mistreatment of women that seems to be being better addressed today but, I never "experienced" the desperation a woman could feel or the desperate acts she could be driven to in order to protect her offspring and survive. Be prepared to observe not just how cruelly some evil men treat women but how common it was for men to consider their women as subordinate creatures to serve them.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
It's hard to comment on the best part of this book without giving away a great ending. I'll just say it's not a "Happily ever after" ending but it is very satisfying. This story chronicles a family feud that continues into the early 1900s but has its origin in the early 1800s.
I thought I understood the mistreatment of women that seems to be being better addressed today but, I never "experienced" the desperation a woman could feel or the desperate acts she could be driven to in order to protect her offspring and survive. Be prepared to observe not just how cruelly some evil men treat women but how common it was for men to consider their women as subordinate creatures to serve them.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
April 15, 2018
Oh man...
Upon beginning this book, I almost... almost ...almost closed it and deleted it several times. Subject matter just too hard. So much pain, so much grief, so much violence, selfishness, anger, rage. Cowardice. But I have a rule. If an author can spend years of their life working on a novel, I can spend a few hours reading it.
I’m not sorry I did. No spoilers here, but I will download the sequel. I hate all the characters equally. I’m not prejudiced. But there may be hope for a couple of them. I have got to know what happens.
Upon beginning this book, I almost... almost ...almost closed it and deleted it several times. Subject matter just too hard. So much pain, so much grief, so much violence, selfishness, anger, rage. Cowardice. But I have a rule. If an author can spend years of their life working on a novel, I can spend a few hours reading it.
I’m not sorry I did. No spoilers here, but I will download the sequel. I hate all the characters equally. I’m not prejudiced. But there may be hope for a couple of them. I have got to know what happens.
September 28, 2020
Lindemuth
morbid reading. A 70 year sociopath who hears voices of Long ago natives that advise him to murder, rape. and defile everything in his path to achieve riches that he believes he deserves. A dark tale of human despair with a lot of twists and turns. A book that is hard to put down. Lindemuth’s writing style is unique and leaves much to your imagination. The story comes to an abrupt halt when you least expect,......but there’s more,.......the story continues in the next book! So it’s a series of sorts. If you like descriptive and flowery writing this is not for you
morbid reading. A 70 year sociopath who hears voices of Long ago natives that advise him to murder, rape. and defile everything in his path to achieve riches that he believes he deserves. A dark tale of human despair with a lot of twists and turns. A book that is hard to put down. Lindemuth’s writing style is unique and leaves much to your imagination. The story comes to an abrupt halt when you least expect,......but there’s more,.......the story continues in the next book! So it’s a series of sorts. If you like descriptive and flowery writing this is not for you
June 23, 2020
Is there a limit to what a corrupt man will do for more power?
The death of a young boy sparks a feud between two neighbors. Can Grace uncover the truth. This was a great read from Clayton Lindemuth, the author of My Brother's Destroyer, the best book I've read in a long time. Yup won't be disappointed in any of his books. At least I haven't so far and I've read about 10 of them and will be starting another one soon.
The death of a young boy sparks a feud between two neighbors. Can Grace uncover the truth. This was a great read from Clayton Lindemuth, the author of My Brother's Destroyer, the best book I've read in a long time. Yup won't be disappointed in any of his books. At least I haven't so far and I've read about 10 of them and will be starting another one soon.
May 7, 2019
I am reading the second one in this series and all I am going to say is..wow what a story. If you like the series Deadwood or the series Carnaval you're going to love this authors books let me tell you.
March 3, 2020
Classic Clayton Lindermuth
Lindermuth fleshes out the actor's personalities with a masterful stroke. My 5th book, and every page keeps me breathless and ready to go on. I have been reading them sometimes at one sitting
Lindermuth fleshes out the actor's personalities with a masterful stroke. My 5th book, and every page keeps me breathless and ready to go on. I have been reading them sometimes at one sitting
October 26, 2020
It was okay. Not well written, the characters aren't developed, I now the location is western Pennsylvania, but the time period is in doubt. The story doesn't make a lot of sense. Every female over the age of 12 is a whore. It was a free book, I guess I got what I paid for.
April 26, 2020
Better than Awesome!!
Truth, honesty, ethics, morals...READ IT!! I promise you will enjoy this to the very very end. Then read on please!!
Truth, honesty, ethics, morals...READ IT!! I promise you will enjoy this to the very very end. Then read on please!!
October 11, 2020
It was one of the best Baer Creighton books. I really enjoyed all the philosophy that was intermingled in the story. The quantum physics professor discussion with Baer was awesome.
April 18, 2021
Good read
Wasn’t sure after the first chapter, but then it got rolling....finished it right quick and am now buying book 2
Wasn’t sure after the first chapter, but then it got rolling....finished it right quick and am now buying book 2
April 7, 2020
This guy has turned out to be one of my favorite authors.
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