Gardiner Harris

"The death of nine men in an unexpected mine flood isn’t the first tragic accident to devastate an Eastern Kentucky town: years back an explosion claimed other men. Federal Mine Safety Inspector Will Murphy relives that event every day in a life corkscrewed by grief and blame for lighting the cigarette that set it off. As he investigates more dark events clustering around the huge Blue Gem mine operated by his brother—Will was frozen out by his father—Will’s investigation is paralleled by that of Amos Blevins, a veteran miner who rescued some men caught in the flood. An excellent plot with a real twist or two doesn’t overshadow journalist Harris’ brilliant and sympathetic portrait of hardscrabble Appalachia. A FMC Pick."… (mehr)