A review by chazmo1431
Hell at the Breech by Tom Franklin

4.0

I can feel the dirt in my teeth reading this one. Set in the 1890's with a dusty old sheriff right on the cusp of retiring the badge. A gritty landscape that the author brings to life beautifully. A secret society of hooded men called "Hell At The Breech" that are seeking to change their local economy with their own brand of war. A store owners death becomes the new owners headquarters for this band run by his brother. There is a little of everything coming of age, murder, southern hooded renegades, a posse running amuck, and a window into life in the South in the 1890's. I am giving this 3 1/2 stars rounded off to a 4 for a great ending.