Brimstone Hollow: An Annie Gore Novel

By Archer Sullivan

Book Overview

Following her powerful debut in The Witch's Orchard, private investigator Annie Gore returns in Brimstone Hollow, bringing readers back to the mountains that author Archer Sullivan, a ninth-generation Appalachian, knows so well.

There isn't much that happens in the Appalachian Mountains that Private Investigator Annie Gore hasn't seen. Before she was an Air Force Special Investigator, she was born and raised in those rolling hills, and lately Annie's cases have called her away from her Louisville office and closer to the small towns of her youth than she ever anticipated. But when her newest client asks if she's ever been to a snake-handling church, Annie knows she's about to enter unknown territory.

Katie May has been estranged from her father--one of Appalachia's last infamous snake handling preachers--for twenty years. But when Katie finds out he's been fatally bitten, and a funeral was held within twenty-four hours, she questions whether someone deliberately rushed the process. Despite Annie's doubts, she takes the case. After all, when she looks at Katie, she sees a version of herself: a girl who needs to understand her father in order to understand herself.

As she navigates the hidden hollers and dangerous secrets of this insular Eastern Kentucky town, Annie works fast, hoping to find the truth in record time for her client--and before too many memories from her own childhood surface. But it soon becomes apparent that someone wants Annie's investigation to stop--by any means necessary.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250338719
• ISBN13: 9781250338716
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Liked that this had a strong female lead

This is a perfect example of, even though you may figure it out.. you want to keep reading. I’m one of those people you never see any type of mystery movie, I nearly always figure it out. The first scream movie, sixth sense, etc. even though had an idea early on, I didn’t care. The characters are well written and I enjoyed the journey. The FMC is strong of mind and character. Really my only issue, and it’s a minor one, is there are a lot of minor characters and it can be a bit difficult to keep them straight at times, especially with an audiobook. Would be interesting to see where she goes in future books. I really enjoyed the narration. She has a lot of talent and differentiated the voices well. Actuality enjoyed the acting of the different characters, it was done really well. Arc audiobook