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The Murder Tree
Not all legends are myths.
Deep in the hills and hollows of Walker County, Alabama are a people whose sacred oaths are etched into the heart of the Murder Tree. You may dismiss them as hillbilly hitmen willing to kill targets at economical prices. They are both more and less, but they are a dying breed who remain beholden to their oaths until the end.
Samantha Ray is a gifted killer who was born into her calling of contract killing. She is irreverent, savvy, and a little bit reckless. She is also the only viable heir to the family business that goes back several generations. But is she willing to pay the cost that will required of her?
Deep in the hills and hollows of Walker County, Alabama are a people whose sacred oaths are etched into the heart of the Murder Tree. You may dismiss them as hillbilly hitmen willing to kill targets at economical prices. They are both more and less, but they are a dying breed who remain beholden to their oaths until the end.
Samantha Ray is a gifted killer who was born into her calling of contract killing. She is irreverent, savvy, and a little bit reckless. She is also the only viable heir to the family business that goes back several generations. But is she willing to pay the cost that will required of her?
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First published December 22, 2021
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About the author
J.W. Judge
9 books5 followersI am a lawyer by day and a writer in the early morning hours before the sun breaks the horizon. My fiction is fueled by bizarre dreams and an overactive imagination.
In my sixth novel, A Good Way to Wind Up Dead, two very different worlds converge when a true-crime podcaster goes to rural Alabama to investigate the disappearance of a young woman and unknowingly befriends a hitman who has just killed her father and is at the outset of navigating taking control of the family business and fending off the people who want her dead.
My fifth novel, Watch Party, is a contemporary murder-mystery/suspense novel that is a mash-up between Cast Away and Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
I have written four fantasy novels: The Zauberi Chronicles trilogy -- Vulcan Rising, Seeking Sanctuary, and Forging Bonds -- and a standalone, Casual Business with Fairies.
Aspiring writers can read my non-fiction book Write Your Novel One Day at a Time.
[Updated: April 4, 2025]
In my sixth novel, A Good Way to Wind Up Dead, two very different worlds converge when a true-crime podcaster goes to rural Alabama to investigate the disappearance of a young woman and unknowingly befriends a hitman who has just killed her father and is at the outset of navigating taking control of the family business and fending off the people who want her dead.
My fifth novel, Watch Party, is a contemporary murder-mystery/suspense novel that is a mash-up between Cast Away and Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
I have written four fantasy novels: The Zauberi Chronicles trilogy -- Vulcan Rising, Seeking Sanctuary, and Forging Bonds -- and a standalone, Casual Business with Fairies.
Aspiring writers can read my non-fiction book Write Your Novel One Day at a Time.
[Updated: April 4, 2025]
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December 29, 2021
Good short story
It was a good story it was short, kept interesting. I liked that it's a good title, that evolves into the story.
It was a good story it was short, kept interesting. I liked that it's a good title, that evolves into the story.
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