Something Bad Wrong, Eryk Pruitt
Something Bad Wrong, Eryk Pruitt
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Something Bad Wrong
A Thriller

Author: Eryk Pruitt

Narrator: Khristine Hvam, Aaron Shedlock, Patrick Lawlor, George Newbern, Chris Ruen, David de Vries

Unabridged: 13 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2023

Synopsis

To catch the killer who eluded her detective grandfather fifty years ago, a true-crime podcaster must contend with outdated evidence, ulterior motives, and the dark family secrets that got in the way.True-crime podcaster Jess Keeler has returned to Deeton County, North Carolina, to pick up where her grandfather left off. Sheriff’s Deputy Big Jim Ballard, her grandfather, was a respected detective—until it all came crashing down during a 1972 murder investigation.For Jim, solving the murders of two teens should have been the highlight of his already storied career. Instead, he battled his own mind, unsure where his hunches ended and the truth began.Working from her grandfather’s disjointed notes, Jess is sure that she can finally put the cold case—and her family’s shame—to rest. Enlisting the help of disgraced reporter Dan Decker, Jess soon discovers ugly truths about the first investigation, which was shaped by corruption, egos, and a family secret that may be the key to the crime.Told in a dual timeline that covers both investigations, Something Bad Wrong explores human folly, hubris, and how sometimes, to solve a crime, you have to find out who’s covering it up.

About Eryk Pruitt

Eryk Pruitt is a filmmaker, novelist, and screenwriter living in Durham, North Carolina. His films have earned top prizes at film festivals around the world, and his novel What We Reckon was a nominee for the Anthony Award. He can be found either at his desk, hard at work on another story, or mixing drinks at his bar, Yonder, in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dutchie on October 10, 2022

This was absolutely just excellent. It is not true crime but read exactly like true crime should be. I don't know how I missed out on this author but so glad I stumbled across it. The story takes place in two time frames, one current and one in the 70's. Two young adults were kidnapped off of lovers......more

Goodreads review by Spiritedbookishbabe on June 02, 2023

I honestly can’t say I enjoyed this one!! I couldn’t stay invested in this one. It just wasn’t for me......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on November 08, 2023

I love Podcast stories, because I love the moral dilemma of covering true crime. I must recommend, do this one as an audiobook. The narrators each really broke out the different perspectives and unique voice of each character and I really enjoyed it! First, there's Jess. She's struggling into journal......more

Goodreads review by Eric on November 17, 2022

Eryk Pruitt’s novel Something Bad Wrong chronicles the investigation of an unsolved double murder of a young couple found bound to a tree in the woods in early 1972.  The young couple disappeared on Christmas Eve of 1971 from South Carolina and were later found by a surveyor across the state line in......more

Goodreads review by Ann Lersch Lewis on April 11, 2023

Fell short for me Overall I don't mind the author's writing style, and I commend the effort to tell the solving of a many-decades old double murder with the backdrop of a family torn apart in a previous generation by and now in the present day again facing the spector of Alzheimer's disease. But a l......more

Quotes

“Evocative….Pruitt skillfully weaves dual narratives that follow the original murders and the recent present.” —The New York Times

“There are storytellers who seem to come to us fully formed. Bards who create worlds and characters that captivate us instantaneously. Eryk Pruitt is such a storyteller, and Something Bad Wrong is such a book. A kaleidoscope of Southern Gothic traditions seamlessly combined with an incredible murder mystery, all told with Pruitt’s unique, indomitable style. Something Bad Wrong is some very, very good writing.” —S. A. Cosby, bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland

“Something Bad Wrong hits on every cylinder—expertly plotted, deliberately paced, deeply human, incredibly relevant, and just utterly absorbing. This is a golden example of the genre.” —Rob Hart, author of The Paradox Hotel and The Warehouse

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