A review by knitter22
Above the Waterfall by Ron Rash

4.0

Not many authors could pull off poetically beautiful writing about meth, Appalachia, a pragmatic sheriff, and a deeply traumatized park ranger, but Ron Rash did it wonderfully in Above the Waterfall. The story is told in chapters alternating between Les, a straightforward and soon-retiring sheriff, and Becky, a park ranger who has found solace in nature after a harrowing childhood experience. Les' observations are stark, simple, and truthful, while Becky's are much more idyllic and lyrical, but together they provide a clear, descriptive picture of life, both beautiful and brutal, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The plot includes an eco-terrorist, but for me, this book was much more about the speckled brook trout than who poisoned the trout stream.

This 4.5 star book is the first I've read by Ron Rash, but I anticipate reading many more.

Book Bingo 2016 – Borrowed from the library