Bury Me Beneath the Twisted Tree
A Novel

It took 22 years to build an honest life. It took one layoff to destroy it.For over two decades, David played by the rules to provide a quiet, stable life for his wife and young daughter. But when the corporate suits abruptly shutter the local factory, his safety net vanishes. The bills are stacking up, the bank accounts are drying out, and the threat of losing everything becomes terrifyingly real.He didn't want to get mixed up with drug dealers. He just wanted to keep a roof over his daughter's head.Driven to the edge, the desperate father crosses the line for a fast influx of cash from a ruthless local drug dealer. But drug money always leaves a stain. Over the course of a few terrifying days, his single bad decision spirals into a violent fight for survival.As loyalties are tested at the barrel of a gun, he must outmaneuver the rural underworld before it claims the people he loves. He only broke the law to save his family—but how far will a good man go when the American Dream leaves him behind?