Book Review: 'Nothing But the Bones' is a compelling noir novel at a breakneck pace

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“Nothing But the Bones,” a prequel to Brian Panowich’s critically acclaimed Bull Mountain series of Southern noir novels, finds Nails McKenna on the run after killing a man in a barroom brawl. Nails’ employer, the local crime boss, hands him cash and a phone number to call when he reaches Jacksonville, Florida.

This image released by St. Martin’s Publishing Group shows “Nothing But the Bones” by Brian Panowich. Nelson “Nails” McKenna isn’t very bright, stumbles over his words and often says what he’s thinking without realizing it.

Nails’ friend Clayton Burroughs, who watches it happen, doesn’t call the police. Instead, he calls his brutal father, Gareth, who runs the rackets on Bull Mountain, to cover it up. After the killing, the story skips forward nine years and finds history repeating itself. Nails, now working as an enforcer for Gareth, is drinking apple juice in a seedy bar when he sees a punk mistreating a young woman. Moments later, the punk lies dead on the barroom floor.

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