{"product_id":"holding-smoke-9781917415026","title":"Holding Smoke","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe third and final novel in the acclaimed trilogy, in which Judah and his girlfriend Ramey must face a final showdown with maniacal Pentacostal preacher Sister Tulah, which could set them free for a new life, or destroy everything they have worked so hard to create...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudah Cannon. Sister Tulah. It all comes down to this. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the final showdown with Tulah Atwell, the Pentecostal preacher responsible for his father's death and his own return to a life of crime, however, Judah still has a few more fires to walk through. The dust may have settled after the shootout that left a string of bodies--including that of ATF agent Clive Grant and drug runner Everett Weaver--in its wake, but that doesn't mean a quiet life is on the horizon for Judah, his girlfriend Ramey, and his two brothers, Benji and Levi. A power struggle within the Cannon family soon erupts, placing Judah in debt to Sukey Lewis, a crime matriarch from across the creek, just as an irresistible scheme to steal a thoroughbred stud stallion falls into the Cannons' lap. Trying to solve all their problems with a single heist, Judah agrees to trust Dinah, an enigmatic drifter, even as Ramey's faith in him begins to waver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Sister Tulah returns to her old tricks, running a swampland scheme and intimidating everyone in her path, and Brother Felton returns to Florida a changed man with a mystic mission, Judah finds the foundation of his family crumbling and only hard choices in sight. Will Judah and Ramey survive Sister Tulah--and the darkness within their own hearts--or are such dreams impossible in Bradford County, nothing more than holding smoke?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteph Post\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Davidson College as a recipient of the Patricia Cornwell Scholarship for creative writing and a winner of the Vereen Bell writing award for fiction. She holds a Master's degree in Graduate Liberal Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her work has most recently appeared in \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun, Nonbinary Review, Saw Palm, Black Lily \u003c\/i\u003eand the anthology Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eContemporary Classics\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, a Rhysling Award and was a semi-finalist for The Big Moose Prize. She lives in Florida with her husband, three dogs and way too many chickens.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Datura Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603116130578,"sku":"9781917415026","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3d74268-6c84-4d02-834c-a869f23ef92f.jpg?v=1757425409","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/holding-smoke-9781917415026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}