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When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash

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Amber Brown
Wiley Cash, southern author and friend to indie bookstores, has a new book coming out tomorrow called When Ghosts Come Home. The staff is so excited about it, we wanted to share two staff picks to tell you all the reasons you want this phenomenal book. We also hope you'll join us at his meet-and-greet on Thursday, September 23rd, at 5:30pm, which will be followed by a virtual event.
From Belinda:
"Wiley Cash's newest book, When Ghosts Come Home, affected me so profoundly that I contacted the author to discuss it. Set in a North Carolina coastal town in the 1980s, I was instantly caught up in a murder investigation with Sheriff Winston Barnes as he worked to piece together the puzzling crime scene and get to the truth. Through his skilled use of spare dialogue and sparse clues, the author deftly guides Sheriff Barnes in his reluctant quest to reveal the rot of racism in his community, spread by those who embrace its hate and destruction, and to acknowledge the despair and fury of those who are targets of that hate. A stunning plot turn rendered me aghast but, ultimately, led me to an unflinching understanding of the anguish, despair and devastation that are inevitably reaped from racism, bigotry and hate. A must read, the lasting effects of When Ghosts Come Home refuse to let go, and will remain with me for quite some time."
From Sarah:

"Oak Island, NC, 1984: an unexpected plane crash lands at the small airport and a local man is found murdered in his car by the runway. Wiley Cash’s new novel is a murder mystery, an exploration of race and politics, and a rich family drama. Winston Barnes could be the typecast small-town sheriff who bests the patronizing out-of-town FBI agents, but Cash avoids stereotypes in plot and character and delivers a complex story of two families caught in something for which they are not prepared. Unlike some novels set on the North Carolina coast, this one gets every detail of time and place just right."

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