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    Heaven’s Crooked Finger
    Heaven’s Crooked Finger
    Heaven’s Crooked Finger
    Audiobook10 hours

    Heaven’s Crooked Finger

    Written by Hank Early

    Narrated by Craig Jessen

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER

    An eerie and intense Southern Gothic, this “twisty, page-turning” mystery transports readers to a secretive community in the Georgia mountains (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts)

    Earl Marcus thought he had left the mountains of Georgia behind forever, and with them, the painful memories of a childhood spent under the fundamentalist rule of his father RJ’s church—a church built on fear, penance, and the twisting, writhing mass of snakes. But then an ominous photo of RJ is delivered to Earl’s home. The photograph is dated long after his father’s burial, and there’s no doubt that the man in the picture is very much alive.

    As Earl returns to Church of the Holy Flame searching for the truth, faithful followers insist that his father has risen to a holy place high in the mountains. Nobody will talk about the teenage girls who go missing, only to return with strange tattoo-like marks on their skin. Rumors swirl about an old well that sits atop one of the mountains, a place of unimaginable power and secrets. Earl doesn’t know what to believe, but he has long been haunted by his father, forever lurking in the shadows of his life. Desperate to leave his sinful Holy Flame childhood in the past, Earl digs up deeply buried secrets to discover the truth before time runs out and he’s the one put underground in Heaven’s Crooked Finger, Hank Early’s thrilling series debut.

    Editor's Note

    Tangled mystery…

    A private investigator must return to his north Georgia hometown after receiving an eerie photo that shows his supposedly deceased father alive and well. The mystery gets more tangled with each discovery, uniting religious fanaticism and classic missing-persons with magical realism. “Heaven’s Crooked Finger” is the first in the “Earl Marcus Mystery” series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEverand Productions
    Release dateJan 25, 2022
    ISBN9781094438856
    Heaven’s Crooked Finger
    Author

    Hank Early

    Hank Early is a middle school teacher and writer located in Central Alabama. He enjoys good beer, strong coffee, and wild storms. He’s married and has two kids who are constantly giving him ideas for his next novel. This is his first Earl Marcus mystery.

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    Readers find this title to be a phenomenal audiobook with top-notch character development, story, and narration. The magnetic prose and deeply flawed characters draw listeners in, making it an excellent listen. The storyline has a strong start with many twists and turns that keep listeners wanting more. The pace, plot, and narration are mesmerizing and pitch perfect. It is a thought-provoking book with lots of unexpected twists and turns. Overall, this audiobook is riveting, compelling, and beautifully narrated, making it worth every second.

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    • 5/5
      Very well written and entertaining story. It held my attention.
    • 3/5
      Completed listening to the book. I almost gave up on it halfway through in someways it was quite written but I would've loved for it to have had a good developmental edit with either the plot made more interesting to warrant the length of the story and the ending to have been more satisfying to justify having spent several days listening to the work, or to you have had 3/4 of the work stripped out of it to make it a faster pace and more interesting novel.
      Obviously an indie published book has no traditional publisher would have allowed such a waffling long story to be published with such an unsatisfying ending.
      No, I do not recommend it. This was probably one of the most unsatisfying mysteries I've read in recent years, and I read a lot.
    • 5/5
      Oh my gosh. This was so good. The narrator was amazing.
    • 4/5
      Narrarator has a great voice! Got a great feel for the location and tension in the community.
    • 5/5
      This book, although a bit far fetched kept my attention from page one. I really enjoyed it!
    • 4/5
      Charismatic and captivating the characters and scenes evolve. Using a calm, laidback voice, the performer leads us through each event attaching just the right dialect fitting so well against the backdrop of this secluded, small town in America. Look forward to reading / listening Hank Early's next book.
    • 4/5
      I picked this book at random knowing nothing about it or the author. It turned out to be very enjoyable. I liked the characters, unique setting and story, and the writing style. I look forward to listening to more from him.
    • 5/5
      Love this book, the ghastlyness od fundamentalist religion perfectly expressed. The twists and turns, excellent storytelling and narration.
    • 5/5
      Amazing story. Amazing author. Amazing narrator. Loved loved loved this book.
    • 3/5
      It’s not you it’s me. Thrillers tend to be lost on me in book form. I liked it well enough and would give 3.5 if I could
    • 5/5
      It was a really hard book to get through but his storytelling made it all worthwhile.
    • 5/5
      A good story that kept a good pace, very well narrated.
    • 5/5
      Best I've read in a very long while. Read it!
    • 5/5
      Riveting! The horror of other people and the power of religion to scar. The main character is well drawn.
    • 5/5
      One of the best novels I’ve read recently. I love Southern Gothic. And the critique of Southern religion (if of course magnified in drama for purposes of fiction) still hits close to home with my own childhood. One I’ll be thinking about for a long time.
    • 5/5
      I’m not a huge fan of mysteries, but the magnetic prose and deeply flawed characters drew me in.
    • 4/5
      Liked it! Story really picked up after Mary comes into the picture. B+
    • 4/5
      Good story excellent narration I could listen to that man read an instruction book and love it.
    • 5/5
      Interesting plot and an excellent narrator. Enjoyed it a lot.
    • 5/5
      Excellent read! Unfortunately I read the second book first because I didn’t realize there was a book before it. Both were thrilling and suspenseful. Looking forward to next story.

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    • 5/5
      The pace, the plot, and the narration were equal parts mesmerizing and pitch perfect!
    • 5/5
      So much plot to this! Did not see some of the twists coming. Definitely a hidden gem!
    • 3/5
      Great book a bit slow paced takes about 5-6 hours before it into some action. Honestly if it wasn’t about the north GA mountains where I raised I probably wouldn’t of made it through the fist 1/4th of the book. Growing up hearing about snake handling churches also kept me entertained.
    • 5/5
      Great read. Intense characters, nerve-wracking tension at times, wonderfully read. Only soft point - it wasn’t hard to guess whodunnit.
    • 5/5
      It was pretty darn good, kept me guessing until the end
    • 5/5
      An unexpected gem. Having spent a decade in North Georgia I can feel myself back there through his words.
    • 5/5
      This story is very captivating and interesting I love the writing the characters development was good the main character is very realistic the story tells about how people can make power get to their head the narrator was great the author did a wonderful job
    • 5/5
      Dry well written and narration is fantastic…. Hopefully the beginning of a series!!
    • 5/5
      This story was fantastic
      Love the narration
      Love the plot
      And I hope there is a sequel
      Thanks for writing this

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    • 5/5
      The narrator makes this book come alive beautiful
      Loved it

      1 person found this helpful