L2L Deep River Blues

Deep River Blues

Tony Ray Morris

Two murders, a local mafia, and a shady commune near the Smokies would test the resolve of any new sheriff, let alone one trying to stay on the wagon and save his marriage from divorce. But in Deep River Blues — the debut novel of award-winning poet and professor Tony Ray Morris — Cord McRae must manage a compounding mystery and his own complex life amid the unique characters of Acre County, Tennessee. Raised in the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia and Eastern Kentucky, Morris weaves regional nuances throughout his writing. He returns to Listening to Literature this week to discuss his latest work.