Lost in the Holler by Michael West
Lost in the Holler by Michael R. West opens with a man who comes home expecting rest and familiarity. RJ Burnette returns to Gizzard’s Holler believing he can regroup, reconnect and reset his life. Instead, he walks into a long-buried crime, a family that speaks in half-truths and a past that refuses to stay contained.
RJ left Appalachia with ambition and a business degree, eventually building a polished life in New York. On paper, it works. In reality, it feels hollow. He quits, drives back to Tennessee with his dog Winston and tells himself he’s starting over.
That idea unravels quickly…