The Kentucky Way John M L Brown Books
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When a corrupt Kentucky politician is murdered, officials have no idea who did it. But the victim’s wildcard son, aggressive and unpredictable, decides to track down the killer himself.
While Gene is growing up on the family’s remote farm where his best friend is a lonely old soldier, his father spends most of his days in the county seat. When World War II breaks out, Gene quickly marries his sweetheart and heads off to fight. He returns a changed man. Though he accepts a job working for his father as a deputy sheriff, they still don’t see eye to eye. As Gene struggles with the emotional toll the war took on him, his father worries about the political ramifications of his son’s outbursts. But everything suddenly changes when his father is murdered.
This suspenseful thriller transports you to postwar Kentucky, a down-home place where everyone is just trying to keep it together. Gene must decide whether the murder was committed by out-of-state racketeers, or by two rogue government agents who’ve been poking around, or by one of the Blankenships, a family with an old grudge.
Whoever it is, Gene knows for sure that justice will be served—one way or another.
The Kentucky Way John M L Brown Books
The Kentucky Way is a short novel about a murder and ultimately, revenge. But, it is much more than that. It is essentially an adroit evocation of a time, a place, and a culture. Set in a rural Western Kentucky mining community shortly after World War II, it joins the work of writers such as the legendary Irvin S. Cobb and the more recent Bobbie Ann Mason in exploring the rich material of that part of the state. Ostensibly about a war veteran, deputized by his sheriff father--a man of dubious morality, and a murderous moonshine ring, it is in reality a close study in the many shades of gray of human character. Despite the crude, ignorant, and frequently violent nature of the many picaresque characters in this little tale, the author, nevertheless, paints them as the complicated beings that we all are. Only a few, here, are without redemption. Those who are interested in historical period detail, firearms esoterica, and authentic rural ways will be diverted by the accuracy and nuances by which these elements are woven into the yarn. Yet, these details only enhance, and don’t carry the narrative. The early Hemmingway skillfully built his stories with a similar, and simple, description of everyday life. Depicting a time that was probably before the author’s birth, it is spot on in its painting of that period. The Kentucky Way is a skillful drawing of the nuances of everyday people, replete with all of their attendant contradictions and complexities. Smoothly and well written, it eschews the usual implied condescensions to ignorant, but savvy folks. The tale moves along swiftly to the denouement. It was hard to put it down. The book will appeal to lots of readers, but especially to those who appreciate intelligent and accurate works about the rural South, in a former time, but without the “cornpone.” Highly recommended.--Wm. Runyan
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The Kentucky Way John M L Brown Books Reviews
Excellent writing! This book was a rather quick read, and once I started, I just did not want to put it down. Brown developed the characters so that you felt like you knew them. I found myself wanting to meet these people and learn more about them. As I was reading, it was easy to visualize the scenery, characters, and props that the author described. The language seemed real, and was easy to understand. I would love to see another book by Mr. Brown.
I enjoyed reading about it the history of Crittenden Co. . I have lived here 50+ years and learning about some of the history of mining and reading about some of my husband's ancestors was fun.
A fun trip to the time and place of the author's view of what it may have been like in the county of his forefathers. The patois of the characters lends much to what is a snapping good tale of love, deceit and revenge. Brown takes his place alongside another great Kentucky novelist, Robert Penn Warren.
What an amazing read! I was captured from the very beginning of this story. I truly hope there is another book from this author. Wonderful descriptions of each character, place and feeling without being too much. I felt as though I knew these people! Just a wonderful book!
I hope this book is the first of many starring Brown's protagonist, Eugene. A war hero just back home from WWII, he introduces us to many of the colorful, often decent, and hardworking, as well as the sometimes mendacious and shiftless, citizens of Crittenden County, Kentucky. This is the story of Gene coming to terms with his father's compromised morals through facts and observations offered by the characters who had relationships with Ross Taylor. At the same time, Gene suffers from PTSD and the fear that he could become as compromised as his father, yet he finds his "way." This is an entertaining read that I highly recommend!
The Kentucky Way is an outstanding read! Having enough twist to hold the reader's attention without being too dense to follow, Mr. Brown takes us deep into the Kentucky woods for a suspenseful ride through the 1930s and '40s with warfighters, gangsters, lawmen and others that take up one side or another between good and evil - and sometimes just bouncing along the middle. With great attention to detail, a dark tale is woven through the lives of rural Kentucky families - folks a bit more complex than most strangers would take note. The author pays particular attention to correct detail when describing firearms and weapons handling - something lost in most fiction published today. Great work and I look forward to the next one!
Don’t judge this book by its cover! Yes, the .38 Owl Head pistol does play a crucial part in the drama; but the author also conveys this multi-layered story about a young veteran of WWII with humor, depth and surprisingly tenderness.
Gene, like many in his generation, came home from years of brutal war, and was expected to pick up civilian life and move on. On the surface he did, but he found himself still at war with his own emotions. Like returning warriors through history, he struggled to contain his anger with the petty machinations that pre-occupied people who had never lived each day, knowing it could be their last.
Men in the late 1940’s guarded their emotions behind tough exteriors. As the author makes us privy to Gene’s inner dialog, he movingly conveys deep and often conflicting masculine emotions, using language that feels entirely authentic for a man in that time and place. And for all his male toughness, Gene concludes he admires the women in his family more than the men.
The author is a fine storyteller and his book feels very authentic to me. This was my father’s generation. I knew men like Gene and women like his mother. I especially enjoyed the understated country humor that reminded me of tales told on my grandparents’ back porch.
If you liked Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, you might think of The Kentucky Way as a prequel.
Would Millennials enjoy this book? Yep. This book is for anyone who loves a well-told story that takes you to both the gentlest and the most violent places of a young man’s heart.
The Kentucky Way is a short novel about a murder and ultimately, revenge. But, it is much more than that. It is essentially an adroit evocation of a time, a place, and a culture. Set in a rural Western Kentucky mining community shortly after World War II, it joins the work of writers such as the legendary Irvin S. Cobb and the more recent Bobbie Ann Mason in exploring the rich material of that part of the state. Ostensibly about a war veteran, deputized by his sheriff father--a man of dubious morality, and a murderous moonshine ring, it is in reality a close study in the many shades of gray of human character. Despite the crude, ignorant, and frequently violent nature of the many picaresque characters in this little tale, the author, nevertheless, paints them as the complicated beings that we all are. Only a few, here, are without redemption. Those who are interested in historical period detail, firearms esoterica, and authentic rural ways will be diverted by the accuracy and nuances by which these elements are woven into the yarn. Yet, these details only enhance, and don’t carry the narrative. The early Hemmingway skillfully built his stories with a similar, and simple, description of everyday life. Depicting a time that was probably before the author’s birth, it is spot on in its painting of that period. The Kentucky Way is a skillful drawing of the nuances of everyday people, replete with all of their attendant contradictions and complexities. Smoothly and well written, it eschews the usual implied condescensions to ignorant, but savvy folks. The tale moves along swiftly to the denouement. It was hard to put it down. The book will appeal to lots of readers, but especially to those who appreciate intelligent and accurate works about the rural South, in a former time, but without the “cornpone.” Highly recommended.
--Wm. Runyan
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