The Devil Walks in Mattingly

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For the three people tortured by their secret complicity in a young man's untimely death, redemption is what they most long for . . . and the last thing they expect to receive.

It has been twenty years since Philip McBride's body was found along the riverbank in the dark woods known as Happy Hollow. His death was ruled a suicide. But three people have carried the truth ever sincePhilip didn't kill himself that day. He was murdered.

Each of the three have wilted in the shadow of their sins. Jake Barnett is Mattingly's sheriff, where he spends his days polishing the fragile shell of the man he pretends to be.His wife, Kate, has convinced herself the good she does forthe poor will someday washthe blood from her hands. And high in the mountains, Taylor Hathcock lives in seclusionand fear, fueled by madness and hatred.

Yet what cannot be laid to rest is bound to riseagain. Philip McBride has haunted Jake's dreams for weeks, warning that he is coming back for them all. When Taylor finds mysterious footprints leading from the Hollow, he believes his redemption has come. His actions will plunge the quiet town of Mattingly into darkness. These three will be drawn together for a final confrontation between life and death . . . between truth and lies.

"Coffey has a profound sense of Southern spirituality. His narrative moves the reader from . . . [a] false heaven to a terrible hell, then back again to a glorious grace." Publishers Weekly

"The Devil Walks in Mattingly. . . recalls Flannery O'Conner with its glimpses of the grotesque and supernatural." BookPage

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'Coffey has a profound sense of Southern spirituality.' * Publishers Weekly *
[The Devil Walks in Mattingly is] a story that will hold your attention until the last page. * Southern Living *
Hailing from a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, author Billy Coffey has become quite the captivating storyteller, penning three books filled with rich prose and relatable characters. His fourth novel, The Devil Walks in Mattingly, tackles the themes of redemption, guilt, and sin as three people live with the knowledge of what really happen to a young man two decades earlier. The truth threatens to come out as the characters are confronted with consequences and haunted by their memories in a story that will hold your attention until the last page. * Southern Living *
In Billy Coffeys The Devil Walks in Mattingly, past misdeeds haunt a husband and wife in a way that blurs the line between the real world and something beyond. The sleepy town of Mattingly, Virginia, recalls Flannery OConnor with its glimpses of the grotesque and supernatural. In this small town---prone to gossip and an inability to let bygones be bygones---the past and the present collide when heinous crimes are committed and an evil is let loose. * BookPage *

Author Bio

Billy Coffey's critically acclaimed books combine rural Southern charm with a vision far beyond the ordinary. He is a regular contributor to several publications, where he writes about faith and life. Billy lives with his wife and two children in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Visit him at www.billycoffey.com. Facebook: billycoffeywriter Twitter: @billycoffey