A Murder Country
Author: Brandon Daily
Published by: Knox Robinson Publishing
Publication date: September 9, 2014
Available in eBook format.
In this novel set in the late 19th century, the reader
is taken on multiple journeys through the eyes of three very different men who
each have their own agendas. From the zealous and violent Rider to the
contemplative William to the innocent Josiah, the future for the three at the
center of this tale all rest on one thing: the consequences of their choices, both past and present.
"What is life but a series of meetins and greetins and farewells and goodbyes strung together by some higher callin unknown from ourselves? It all leads us to some eventual knowin of one another, I imagine. And only then can we really hope to understand ourselves. That’s what I think, at least. I’ve come to see that life is truly one choice after the other. And still I have been appointed the job of decidin what choices are right."
Daily weaves an interesting and complex read with storylines
that cross one another but never really let you see what is around the next
corner. At times grim and gruesome, this story is not your typical feel-good
read but rather a study in humanity in its many facets through the eyes of
Daily’s characters and the world in which they live.
One man seeks to exact God’s justice, one seeks distance from his dark past while moving toward a peaceful future, and another seeks revenge against the one who took his family from him. Along the way, the men find that what they seek may not bring them the satisfaction, peace, or justice they desired.
One man seeks to exact God’s justice, one seeks distance from his dark past while moving toward a peaceful future, and another seeks revenge against the one who took his family from him. Along the way, the men find that what they seek may not bring them the satisfaction, peace, or justice they desired.
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