When Ghosts Come Home (eBook)

An unputdownable knock-out: written in deft, thrilling prose, this book is both a gripping murder mystery and a thoughtful exploration of systemic racism in America. The perfect novel for our present moment.

'A searing, thunderous, heartbreaking thriller. Wiley Cash has talent to burn.'

Taut, tense, and tender - this novel hits every note. I loved it and devoured it with fury, straight to its blazing end.

A fascinating, nuanced meditation on life - both the living of it and the taking of it - in the crucible of small town America. Wiley Cash is our guide through this maze of old secrets and fresh hurts. Take his hand, follow his lead and face the truth.

Cash's wonderful new thriller confirms the author as the prominent chronicler of small town America . . . What makes this book a particular stand-out and more than just a thriller is the delicate treatment of family ties and Southern prejudice and an exquisite sense of place alongside the criminal elements involved. A winner.

A treatise on race in America wrapped in a family drama wrapped in a mystery . . . Cash puts his whole heart on the page with these flawed, true characters, and the reward is ours.

A beautifully constructed story . . . the three strands of the plot are woven together ingeniously. The last 10 pages bring a stomach-churning surprise.

A searing and emotionally powerful exploration of racism, class barriers, the complexity of relationships in a tight-knit community and how different people cope with life's almost inevitable tragedies. Written with Cash's exquisite evocation of time and place, his insight into the frailties of what it means to be human, and with a haunting darkness that he tempers with unexpected rays of light, hope and redemption, this is a timely novel that delivers so much more than an intriguing mystery . . . ?Gripping and reflective, yet tender and haunting, this is Wiley Cash at his very best.

A frequently beautiful and luxuriantly lyrical book about evil, hatred and the carcinogenic nature of bigotry; a tragedy and a warning, but by no means devoid of hope.

Cash reveals in such clear prose how family and history and the threads that connect us can contain such mystery. This is a masterful example of storytelling, told by one of the most open-hearted and clear-eyed writers.

Cash paints a haunting picture of a community where the past still collides violently with the present.