Dismal Mountain

PROTAGONIST: Owen Allison SETTING: West Virginia SERIES: #3 of 5 RATING: 3.75 WHY: Owen Allison is a transportation consultant living in California who has returned to the hollows of West Virginia to care for his seriously ill mother. The landscape has changed considerably--a mountain has been half raze......more

⭐⭐⭐ Dismal Mountain is a book I most likely would not have picked up if it had not been selected for my local county library's book club discussion. This is a murder mystery with comedic elements that takes place in my home state of West Virginia and deals in large part with "Big Coal", insurance frau......more

The Owen Allison books give you a unique hero that you will care for and want to have him succeed.......more

One of my 17 best mysteries read in 2002.......more

Solid, entertaining read. Well paced, good characterization. Even though it's the third book in a series, you can pick it up without having read the earlier volumes. There are hints at the stories that have come before, but nothing that would hold you back from enjoying this book. I enjoyed the slic......more