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The Boy from County Hell

Thomas Pluck

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01 November 2021
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Jay Desmarteaux raised a whole lot of hell in New Jersey after he was released from prison after 25 years for the murder of a rapist bully at his school. Now he's on the run in his home state of Louisiana, where he traces his roots to an evil family tree that's grown large and lush, watered with the blood of the innocent. Jay's hunt for his parents will take him to the doors of stately plantation homes built by the enslaved, through the deadly and gorgeous heart of the bayou, to his greatest nightmare-a cell in the infamous state prison, where his only escape is the wildest show in the South-the Angola Prison Rodeo. <br><br>Scarred and shell-shocked, Jay Desmarteaux faces his deadliest adversaries yet: the demons within himself and the brutality wrought by his privileged ancestors. The Boy from County Hell is coming home... <br><br>Praise for THE BOY FROM COUNTY HELL: <br><br>"Thomas Pluck's <i>The Boy From County Hell</i> is raucous and rollicking, just like The Pogues song it adapts its name from. There are echoes of James Lee Burke, Barry Gifford, and Joe R. Lansdale, but Pluck's book burns hot and bright with its own indomitable punk spirit. Joyous, wild, dark fun." -William Boyle, author of <i>City of Margins</i>, <i>A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself</i>, <i>The Lonely Witness</i>, and <i>Gravesend</i> <br><br>"Blistering, violent, and written with Technicolor flourishes that are Pluck's unmistakable signature. <i>The Boy from County Hell</i> is a hell of a book." -Laird Barron, author of <i>Swift to Chase</i> <br><br>"Pluck has crafted a hard-charging thriller that stomps the pedal from page one and never lets up. Crackling with exciting characters and language that pops off the page, <i>The Boy From County Hell</i> is a mad tale of rage, retribution, and no small helping of heart and soul. I loved it." -Bill Loehfelm, author of the Maureen Coughlin series  <br><br>"Wow. <i>The Boy from County Hell</i> by Thomas Pluck is as wild as a night in a cage with an amorous monkey. So smart and tense and relentless. Pluck decides on his premise, and stays true to it until the rowdy end, but the real star here is his control of style, both hardboiled and poetic at the same time. Impressed." -Joe R. Lansdale <br><br>"<i>The Boy from County Hell</i> is a harrowing and at times deeply philosophical journey through the heart of rage. Thomas Pluck is our trustworthy tour guide through that undiscovered country. With deft prose and an eye towards redemption and revelation Pluck accomplishes an amazing feat. We find ourselves feeling sympathy for the boy from county Hell" -SA. Cosby, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Razorblade Tears</i>

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The Boy from County Hell

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Jay Desmarteaux raised a whole lot of hell in New Jersey after he was released from prison after 25 years for the murder of a rapist bully at his school. Now he's on the run in his home state of Louisiana, where he traces his roots to an evil family tree that's grown large and lush, watered with the blood of the innocent. Jay's hunt for his parents will take him to the doors of stately plantation homes built by the enslaved, through the deadly and gorgeous heart of the bayou, to his greatest nightmare-a cell in the infamous state prison, where his only escape is the wildest show in the South-the Angola Prison Rodeo. <br><br>Scarred and shell-shocked, Jay Desmarteaux faces his deadliest adversaries yet: the demons within himself and the brutality wrought by his privileged ancestors. The Boy from County Hell is coming home... <br><br>Praise for THE BOY FROM COUNTY HELL: <br><br>"Thomas Pluck's <i>The Boy From County Hell</i> is raucous and rollicking, just like The Pogues song it adapts its name from. There are echoes of James Lee Burke, Barry Gifford, and Joe R. Lansdale, but Pluck's book burns hot and bright with its own indomitable punk spirit. Joyous, wild, dark fun." -William Boyle, author of <i>City of Margins</i>, <i>A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself</i>, <i>The Lonely Witness</i>, and <i>Gravesend</i> <br><br>"Blistering, violent, and written with Technicolor flourishes that are Pluck's unmistakable signature. <i>The Boy from County Hell</i> is a hell of a book." -Laird Barron, author of <i>Swift to Chase</i> <br><br>"Pluck has crafted a hard-charging thriller that stomps the pedal from page one and never lets up. Crackling with exciting characters and language that pops off the page, <i>The Boy From County Hell</i> is a mad tale of rage, retribution, and no small helping of heart and soul. I loved it." -Bill Loehfelm, author of the Maureen Coughlin series  <br><br>"Wow. <i>The Boy from County Hell</i> by Thomas Pluck is as wild as a night in a cage with an amorous monkey. So smart and tense and relentless. Pluck decides on his premise, and stays true to it until the rowdy end, but the real star here is his control of style, both hardboiled and poetic at the same time. Impressed." -Joe R. Lansdale <br><br>"<i>The Boy from County Hell</i> is a harrowing and at times deeply philosophical journey through the heart of rage. Thomas Pluck is our trustworthy tour guide through that undiscovered country. With deft prose and an eye towards redemption and revelation Pluck accomplishes an amazing feat. We find ourselves feeling sympathy for the boy from county Hell" -SA. Cosby, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Razorblade Tears</i>

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