Lost in the Holler

Fiction

A Southern Gothic Mystery That Knows What Secrets Cost

A disillusioned banker returns to his Appalachian hometown and walks straight into a family tragedy everyone refuses to name. Lost in the Holler blends Southern gothic atmosphere with a tightly wound mystery about memory, loyalty, and the price of silence.

BookTribFebruary 13, 2026

Fiction Listicles

Echoes of Home: Stories of Identity and the Pull of the Past

Stories rooted in Appalachia and the broader American South often center on place as much as plot — where landscape, family history and community expectations shape every choice a character makes. These narratives explore the tension between leaving and staying, the weight of generational memory and the complicated bonds that…

BookTribFebruary 25, 2026

Author Spotlight

Michael West on Heritage, Identity and Finding Your Way Home in “Lost in the Holler”

In his debut novel Lost in the Holler, Michael West explores what happens when ambition pulls a man far from his roots. Set between the high-pressure world of New York business and the quiet, insular valley of Gizzard’s Holler in Appalachia, the novel follows RJ Burnette as he returns home…

BookTribFebruary 18, 2026

Lost in the Holler

A Southern Gothic Mystery That Knows What Secrets Cost

Echoes of Home: Stories of Identity and the Pull of the Past

Michael West on Heritage, Identity and Finding Your Way Home in “Lost in the Holler”

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