David Joy writes Appalachian and Southern crime fiction about poverty, addiction, family loyalty and violence in the mountains of North Carolina. Where All Light Tends to Go follows Jacob McNeely, a young man trapped inside his father's methamphetamine business and trying to imagine a way out. The Weight of This World brings a veteran and his damaged friend into a criminal spiral after finding drugs and money, while When These Mountains Burn centres on addiction, a father searching for his son and a federal agent working the same region. Joy's prose is stark, physical and unsentimental. His work fits Appalachian noir, rural crime and literary Southern fiction with strong landscape and working-class detail. Read more Less
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