Excerpt from When These Mountains Burn by David Joy, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

"You need to listen to your son, Mr. Mathis." Another voice came onto the line.

Ray could hear Ricky pleading in the background.

"Who's this? Who am I talking to?"

"That's not important," the man said, "but you'll want to hear me out. I've got something I need to tell you."

"What are you talking about?"

"Your son's a junkie, Mr. Mathis."

"I don't know who you are or why you're calling here, but you're not telling me anything I don't already know. I know what my son is. I've been answering calls like this going on twenty year."

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