A review by bunnieslikediamonds
At the End of the Road by Grant Jerkins

3.0

Based on the books I've been reading lately the American South seems a dangerous place to live. It's practically teeming with crazed killers, bogeymen, bigots, murderous bullies, and in this case, murderous bulls. The story takes place in rural Georgia in the 70's and is for the most part told by Kyle, a young boy caught up in a sinister game with a, well, crazed killer. It's very dark and so full of casual violence (by bulls and bullies) that the more elaborate violence inflicted on the killer's victim doesn't seem so shocking. Kyle's relationship with his sister Grace is nicely depicted, though Kyle himself isn't a very memorable character. He comes to life in his interactions with his family, which I wish been given more room.

This one didn't quite grip me, but I wouldn't mind reading something else by the author. For those who like their Southern noir very, very noir.