{"product_id":"my-brothers-destroyer-baer-creighton","title":"My Brother's Destroyer (Baer Creighton)","description":"A moonshiner with a surreal gift\nA country strongman\nAnd a talking dog\n\nBaer 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.\n\nBaer 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.\n\nWhen you discover who stole Fred, you'll know you've found a new master of the dark surreal.\n\nAnd when you see what Baer does to him...\n\nThem...\n\nYou haven't read a novel like this.\n\nI promise.\n\nKirkus Review: Lindemuth writes in a Southern dialect that perfectly evokes the woods and hollows of the Carolina hills. Baer's voice is as textured as the landscape (\"All my life I got out the way so the liars and cheats could go on lying and cheating one another. I can spot a liar like nobody\"), and the brutal acts that he describes are timeless and primal. Even within the bounds of this vernacular, Lindemuth manages to fashion sharp observations: \"Cory Smylie was irredeemable, but given the vastness of Stipe's enterprise, odd jobs presented that were uniquely suited to irredeemable men.\"\n\n...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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0615938248\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UI56007W4M_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lindemuth, Clayton\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43336783462461,"sku":"31UI56007W4M_ns","price":6.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0615938248-0.jpg?v=1783806722","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/my-brothers-destroyer-baer-creighton","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}