A novel by Livermore author John G. Bluck, âDeath in the Holler,â was reviewed this month in Publishers Weekly Magazine, a trade publication for booksellers and literary agents.
âMurder, gangs, and black-market marijuana run rampant in the testosterone-filled thriller,â according to the review. âFor Southern murder mystery fans, this whodunit and its heart-of-gold protagonist will hit a bullseye.â
The novel pairs Kentucky game warden Luke Ryder, an alcoholic on the brink of being fired, with his best friend, county sheriff Jim Pike, to investigate the murder of a Louisville gang member on a rural farm during black powder hunting season. As the action evolves, Bluck also tells the story of Ryderâs struggle against his addiction to alcohol.