Author: donaldraypollock

“Compulsively readable and often very funny” (Booklist), with over 1,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: In 1917, three criminal brothers cross paths with an unassuming farmer and his family. “Pollock’s gothic, relentless imagination seduces readers into a fertile time in America’s history” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

In this twisted vision of America, the greatest horrors aren’t under your bed — but right before your eyes. A serial killer couple stalks the highways, a preacher is on the lam, and one man believes in prayers that are fueled by blood… “Grotesque, violent, haunting, perverse, and harrowing — and very good” ().

“More engaging than any new fiction in years.” —Chuck PalahniukAn unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul of a tough Midwestern American town to reveal the sad, stunted but resilient lives of its residents. Knockemstiff is a genuine entry into the literature of place.Spanning a period from the mid-sixties to the late nineties, the linked stories that comprise Knockemstiff … comprise Knockemstiff feature a cast of recurring characters who are irresistibly, undeniably real. A father pumps his son full of steroids so he can vicariously relive his days as a perpetual runner-up body builder. A psychotic rural recluse comes…