My Brothers Destroyer

From the author of Cold Quiet Country and Nothing Save the Bones Inside Her... When people lie to Baer Creighton their eyes glow red and he experiences a small burst of electricity. It hurts to suffer liars... and Baer learned long ago that everyone lies. So he sleeps in the woods outside his house, converses with his sole companion, a pit bull named Fred, and distills special blends of fruited moonshine. When Fred is stolen, fought in an illegal fight circle and left for dead, Baer vows to set things right. He has all the skill he needs to find each man present at the fight circle that night and park a pile of hell on his front porch. But when he tips his hand he becomes the hunted, and the war he thought would be settled in a single attack becomes a battle of attrition with violence coming at him from all angles. When the battle escalates to the unthinkable, Baer concocts a retribution so horrifying it gives him pause. To implement the ultimate vengeance Baer will have to confront his past, the liars he has loved, and the biggest lie of all. You can be damn sure he does. Evil doesn't come easy for Baer Creighton, but it comes. My Brother's Destroyer is Clayton Lindemuth at his rural noir best. You'll find all the "thrilling... visceral... unsparing..." prose that earned his debut Cold Quiet Country the coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly.

You'll laugh out loud and burn through the pages.

"RIVETING AND HARD TO PUT DOWN."

Shirley Lyle hooks for a living. She's a big girl who keeps her profile low. But when a drug lord and his son toss her trailer, she adds a couple letters to her name.

Now she's killed the drug lord's son and two meth zombies. Fed up, ready to set fire to her past, her job--and her trailer--she's dragged back into the role she's forsworn by a man who presses her buttons with a hammer.

Shirley realizes she'll never be more than a four hundred pound hooker.

But when her partner-in-revolution, Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper disappears, her car empty and bullet holes in the glass, Shirley reaches deep, finds her sass, puts flame to fuse.

Who took Ulyana?

The Russian mob?

The man who beat Shirley down?

The 83 year old drug lord who refuses to die?

When all your life you've been one thing, but your survival--and your friend's--demand you be the hero...

You put on the F'N cape

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), IndieNext List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, San Francisco Book Review, 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?A moonshiner with a surreal gift, a country strongman, and a talking dog. You haven't read a novel like this. I promise.

Book 1 in the Baer Creighton Series

★★★★★ "I must have underlined over a hundred passages in all." Taig Stewart

International bestseller Clayton Lindemuth bends genres in this darkly comedic literary mystery-thriller. You'll laugh-out-loud and burn through the pages.

Baer Creighton is a gifted distiller of fruited moonshine, capable of detecting even the subtlest lies. He lives in the woods next to his house, philosophizes with his dog Fred, and writes letters to his high school love Ruth--who long ago chose Baer's brother.

Baer keeps a low profile. Everyone is happy drinking his sublime moonshines--until Fred goes missing. A week later, while Baer harvests apples in the moonlight, a chain of headlights emerges from the woods. A single truck tosses a bundle to the ditch.

When you discover who stole Fred, you'll know you've found a new master of the dark surreal.

And when you see what Baer does to him...

Them...

You haven't read a novel like this.

I promise.

I loved this book Fascinating story This tale was gripping from the very start with the author's enthralling writing style pulling readers into the drama on the first page. Reader Views

Lindemuth is a master at tying what could be disparate plot elements together, forming a coherent and chilling whole... In short, I was left completely in awe. ★★★★★ SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW

If you enjoy stories of betrayal and vengeance, with just a touch of the unreal, My Brother's Destroyer is a fantastic read, and I highly recommend it for your next book. ★★★★★ MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW

...the world of Gleason is so immersive and Baer's vendetta so oddly compelling... Fans of noir tales set in rural America will particularly welcome this addition to the genre. Kirkus Reviews

Perfect for fans of King, Patterson, Child, Woodrell, Gabaldon, Martin, Grisham, Hemingway, Steinbeck and Fitzgerald.

A ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ ɢɪꜰᴛ, ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴍᴀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɢ.
Yᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʀɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇs.

Bᴀᴇʀ Cʀᴇɪɢʜᴛᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ɢɪꜰᴛᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇ, ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇsᴛ ʟɪᴇs. Hᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴘʜɪʟᴏsᴏᴘʜɪᴢᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴅᴏɢ Fʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇs ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ Rᴜᴛʜ--ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɢᴏ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ's ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

Bᴀᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴜʙʟɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇs--ᴜɴᴛɪʟ Fʀᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴇs ᴍɪssɪɴɢ. A ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛs ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴅʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs. A sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏssᴇs ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴛᴄʜ.

Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ sᴛᴏʟᴇ Fʀᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ.

Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Bᴀᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ...

Tʜᴇᴍ...

Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs.

I ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ.

★★★★★ "Tʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ "

Perfect for fans of King, Patterson, Child, Woodrell, Gabaldon, Martin, Grisham, Hemingway, Steinbeck and Fitzgerald.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This author knows his stuff.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Near perfect revenge story.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I must have underlined more than a hundred passages in all.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow Just wow
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Book Will Be Hard to Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Walk on the Wild Side not far from home
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This ain't no forgettable story.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for so many reasons
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Definitely not a typical story line
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cannot Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes Love it
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant Red Neck Noir
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Read: On the edge of your seat.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely riveting
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sublime novel.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A nearly unparalleled work of modern American literature.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A unique, fascinating character.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Captures the essence of the mountains.

Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ Vɪᴇᴡs I ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ Fᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀʏ Tʜɪs ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ᴇɴᴛʜʀᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇ.

★★★★★ SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW Lɪɴᴅᴇᴍᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏɢ

A novel that would kill to get on your shelf...

A ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ ɢɪꜰᴛ, ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴍᴀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɢ.

Gʀᴀʙ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ɴᴏᴡ

Yᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʀɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇs...

Bᴀᴇʀ Cʀᴇɪɢʜᴛᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ɢɪꜰᴛᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇ, ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇsᴛ ʟɪᴇs. Hᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴘʜɪʟᴏsᴏᴘʜɪᴢᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴅᴏɢ Fʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇs ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ Rᴜᴛʜ--ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɢᴏ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ's ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

Bᴀᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴜʙʟɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇs--ᴜɴᴛɪʟ Fʀᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴇs ᴍɪssɪɴɢ. A ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛs ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴅʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs. A sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏssᴇs ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴛᴄʜ.

Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ sᴛᴏʟᴇ Fʀᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ.

Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Bᴀᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ...

Tʜᴇᴍ...

Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs.

I ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ.

★★★★★ "Tʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ "

Perfect for fans of King, Patterson, Child, Woodrell, Gabaldon, Martin, Grisham, Hemingway, Steinbeck and Fitzgerald.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This author knows his stuff.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Near perfect revenge story.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I must have underlined more than a hundred passages in all.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow Just wow
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Book Will Be Hard to Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Walk on the Wild Side not far from home
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This ain't no forgettable story.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for so many reasons
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Definitely not a typical story line
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cannot Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes Love it
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant Red Neck Noir
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Read: On the edge of your seat.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely riveting
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sublime novel.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A nearly unparalleled work of modern American literature.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A unique, fascinating character.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Captures the essence of the mountains.

Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ Vɪᴇᴡs I ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ Fᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀʏ Tʜɪs ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ᴇɴᴛʜʀᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇ.

★★★★★ SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW Lɪɴᴅᴇᴍᴜᴛ

A novel that would kill to get on your shelf...Ready to meet Baer and the talking dog?

Bᴀᴇʀ Cʀᴇɪɢʜᴛᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ɢɪꜰᴛᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇ, ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇsᴛ ʟɪᴇs. Hᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴘʜɪʟᴏsᴏᴘʜɪᴢᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴅᴏɢ Fʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇs ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ Rᴜᴛʜ--ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɢᴏ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ's ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

Bᴀᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴜʙʟɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇs--ᴜɴᴛɪʟ Fʀᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴇs ᴍɪssɪɴɢ. A ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛs ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴅʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs. A sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏssᴇs ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴛᴄʜ.

Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ sᴛᴏʟᴇ Fʀᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ.

Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Bᴀᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ...

Tʜᴇᴍ...

Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs.

I ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ.

★★★★★ "Tʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ "

Perfect for fans of King, Patterson, Child, Woodrell, Gabaldon, Martin, Grisham, Hemingway, Steinbeck and Fitzgerald.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This author knows his stuff.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Near perfect revenge story.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I must have underlined more than a hundred passages in all.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow Just wow
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Book Will Be Hard to Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Walk on the Wild Side not far from home
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This ain't no forgettable story.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must read for so many reasons
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Definitely not a typical story line
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cannot Put Down
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes Love it
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant Red Neck Noir
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Read: On the edge of your seat.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely riveting
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A sublime novel.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A nearly unparalleled work of modern American literature.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A unique, fascinating character.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Captures the essence of the mountains.

Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ Vɪᴇᴡs I ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ Fᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀʏ Tʜɪs ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ᴇɴᴛʜʀᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇ.

★★★★★ SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW Lɪɴᴅᴇᴍᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ꜰᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ... Iɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ, I ᴡᴀs

A moonshiner with a surreal giftA country strongmanAnd a talking dog.Don't miss out Grab your copy now ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ." Bᴀᴇʀ Cʀᴇɪɢʜᴛᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ɢɪꜰᴛᴇᴅ ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇ, ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙᴛʟᴇsᴛ ʟɪᴇs. Hᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴏᴜsᴇ, ᴘʜɪʟᴏsᴏᴘʜɪᴢᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴅᴏɢ Fʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇs ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜɪɢʜ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ Rᴜᴛʜ--ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀɢᴏ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ's ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.Bᴀᴇʀ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇ. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴜʙʟɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴsʜɪɴᴇs--ᴜɴᴛɪʟ Fʀᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴇs ᴍɪssɪɴɢ. A ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ Bᴀᴇʀ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛs ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪɴ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀᴅʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇs ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅs. A sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴛᴏssᴇs ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴅʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪᴛᴄʜ.Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ sᴛᴏʟᴇ Fʀᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ sᴜʀʀᴇᴀʟ.Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ Bᴀᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ...Tʜᴇᴍ...Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs.I ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ.You'll laugh out loud and burn through the pages. Ready to meet Baer and his talking dog? Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ Vɪᴇᴡs I ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ Fᴀsᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀʏ Tʜɪs ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ᴇɴᴛʜʀᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴘᴀɢᴇ. ★★★★★ SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW Lɪɴᴅᴇᴍᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ꜰᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ... Iɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ, I ᴡᴀs ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ɪɴ ᴀᴡᴇ. ★★★★★ MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW Iꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴏꜰ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴʀᴇᴀʟ, Mʏ Bʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's Dᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀsᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ I ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ɪᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ. Kɪʀᴋᴜs Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ...ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ Gʟᴇᴀsᴏɴ ɪs sᴏ ɪᴍᴍᴇʀsɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Bᴀᴇʀ's ᴠᴇɴᴅᴇᴛᴛᴀ sᴏ ᴏᴅᴅʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇʟʟɪɴɢ... Fᴀɴs ᴏꜰ ɴᴏɪʀ ᴛᴀʟᴇs sᴇᴛ ɪɴ ʀᴜʀᴀʟ Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴʀᴇ.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I cannot give enough praise " FROM THE AUTHOR: Since I started promoting My Brother's Destroyer, I've been surprised by how many readers of mainstream authors have become enthusi

A plain-spoke dog inspires
A moonshiner who will never submit
To bring justice to a brutal rural strongman and his gang of lugnuts...

A pithy #1-bestselling slugfest for fans of individual conscience and liberty.

Ever since his brother tried to murder him as a boy, Baer Creighton feels an electric tingle when people lie to him - and their eyes glow red. He lives in the woods. Tinges his sublime moonshines with any fruit but peach, and limits contact to buyers, his niece Mae, and her three kids.

It's a good life, sharing humor and philosophy with Fred, a back-sassin pit bull getting on in years. Until Fred goes missing, then arrives dumped in a ditch, victim of a local dog fighting ring.

Armed with a Smith & Wesson, moxie, and a moonshiner's know-how, Baer hunts the dog thief.



• Was it Cory Smylie, pothead son of the Gleason police chief - who resents Baer for forcing him to treat Mae right?
  
  

• Or Baer's brother Larry? The real feud started not with the prank electrocution, but when Baer stole Ruth and Larry stole her back...
  
  

• Maybe it was Joe Stipe, or one of those lugnuts he keeps at his side like a private Secret Service? Stipe runs the dogfights, and a couple years ago tried to muscle Baer out of his stillin operation.
  
  

Driven by cold anger and a visceral need for justice, Baer seeks the truth. But he tips his hand and begins a war of attrition against a cabal steeped in blood sport and thirsty for violence.

With his niece in danger, the ex-love of his life Ruth missing - either dead or plotting against him - and all the town's finest trying to burn him down or shoot him on sight, Baer vows to bring a reckoning to every man present at the fight ring.

Vengeance doesn't come easy for Baer Creighton...

But it comes.

When you discover who stole Fred, you'll know you've found a new master of the dark surreal.

And when you see what Baer does to him...

Them...

You haven't read a novel like this.

I promise.

Perfect for fans of mainstream authors such as King, Patterson, Child, and Gabaldon, along with literary masters like Hemingway and Steinbeck.

Often compared to Mark Twain (if he was grittier), Edgar Allan Poe (if he was funnier), Hunter Thompson (if he wrote redneck), etc...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I struggled to put it down."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I'm 73 and I've read 2-4 books a week pretty much all my life, but I've never read any author with a style like this. Intriguing and definitely addictive." Graham Wadforth



★★★★★ SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW Lɪɴᴅᴇᴍᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ꜰᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏʜᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ... Iɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ, I ᴡᴀs ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ɪɴ ᴀᴡᴇ.

★★★★★ MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW Iꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴏꜰ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴʀᴇᴀʟ, Mʏ Bʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ's Dᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀsᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ I ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ɪᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.

Kɪʀᴋᴜs Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ...ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ Gʟ

If Sam Elliot played John Wick you'd still only have half of Baer Creighton.
(and it wouldn't be Sam's fault)

★★★★★ "I missed a night's sleep to finish this one."
Sherry Fox

When people lie to Baer Creighton their eyes glow red and he feels electricity on his arms. There's no such thing as a white lie. They all hurt the same.

Baer keeps a small circle with his only honest friend at the center: a pit bull named Fred. It's a simple life but the conversation is good... Until Fred disappears.

One moonlit night in October while Baer harvests apples from his dead neighbor's farm, he spots a chain of headlights departing the woods a mile off. A truck drops the tailgate at Baer's place and tosses Fred to the dirt.

Armed with moxie and a moonshiner's know-how, Baer puts his truth-detecting skills to work to discover the villain. But he tips his hand and ignites a country war against a cabal steeped in blood sport and thirsty for violence.

When the last twist unwinds you'll know you've found a new master of the dark surreal.

And when you see what justice means to a man who will neither bend nor quit ...

You haven't read a novel like this.

I promise.

Written as a standalone
Fans demanded a series...

READY TO MEET BAER?

★★★★★ "In short, I was left completely in awe."
Seattle Book Review

★★★★★ "If you enjoy stories of betrayal and vengeance with just a touch of the unreal, My Brother's Destroyer is a fantastic read, and I highly recommend it for your next book."
Manhattan Book Review

The world of Gleason is so immersive and Baer's vendetta so oddly compelling... fans of noir tales set in rural America will particularly welcome this addition to the genre.
Kirkus Reviews

★★★★★
I was a little apprehensive at first about the subject of dog fighting as I am a very proactive animal rights woman but it was not written in a graphic way regarding that so if that's a concern no worries. The characters come to life so you can see them, you can even smell them, both human and animal. I can't wait to read what's next from this amazing author.

★★★★★
Loved this book, the best part was Stinky Joe and the whoppers.

★★★★★
When I started reading this book - I thought - no not for me - Im from South Africa - so no familiar with this speak, but as I got into the book, Oh my I got so fond of Baer and the whole gang of hooligans it just got to me - really good read.

★★★★★
Love this man. This story gives me hope for the world and our ideals. We all have a set of ideals which dictate right from wrong and sometimes the "world" gets in the way, but we always seem to remember at precisely the right time. Bravo

★★★★★
It was a thrill from first word to last. Written with language and colloquial realism and charm such as I rarely (if ever) encountered. Loved it I am a Baer Creighton fan forever