If there's a bad idea in Tugalo County, chances are that Mack and Marshall Dooley are behind it. When the brothers heist a snake-handling church's money-laundering operation, things go south in a hurry.

This part of the north Georgia hills ain't much, just hardscrabble folks trying to get by. It's the perfect place to wash a load of cash -- and an even better place to make your enemies disappear.

When Mack goes missing, Marshall cuts a deal with a local crime boss to rescue his brother. Navigating a storm of wild women and a literal nest of vipers, the Dooleys can't trust anyone other than themselves to get out of the mess they've made.

Praise for A VIOLENT GOSPEL:

"A Violent Gospel is the literary equivalent of The Dukes of Hazzard driving onto the set of Elmore Leonard's Justified." -David Tromblay, author of As You Were

"A Violent Gospel is a down-n-dirty and Old Testament justice is the law of the land." -Steph Post, author of Lightwood and Miraculum

"A Violent Gospel is a visceral slice of existential cornbread." -S.A. Cosby, N.Y. Times bestselling author of Razorblade Tears

"This book is rural crime fiction at its best. Westmoreland's ability to play in the gray area between darkness and light is spot on word candy that is perfectly suited to the title of A Violent Gospel." -Brian Panowich, author of Hard Cash Valley

"A Violent Gospel is one rollicking old testament ass whoopin' of a debut. Westmoreland is an exciting new voice in southern noir, delivering 100 Proof Hellbilly Pulp and I can't wait for more." -Peter Farris, author of The Devil Himself