Reviews for Limestone Gumption
“Limestone Gumption gives us the pleasures of a mystery that keeps us guessing as well as a humorous
look at small-town Southern life. Bryan Robinson has written a highly enjoyable novel!”
—RON RASH, author of Serena and The World Made Straight, both major motion pictures
*****
“Bryan Robinson's debut LIMESTONE GUMPTION leads you beside the slow-moving Suwannee
River, seduces you with quirky small town life, and then, just when you're reaching for another piece
of Red Velvet Cake, slaps you upside the head with the outrageous antics of the Sisterfriends-Southern women who know how to take care of business. Welcome to Whitecross, Florida--the
living is mostly easy but the dying can be complicated.”
—VICKI LANE, author of The Day of Small Things and the Elizabeth Goodweather
Appalachian Mysteries.
*****
“Thrilling, chilling, funny, touching with rich Southern characters and spot-on dialogue—Bryan
Robinson’s LIMESTONE GUMPTION is the perfect novel. While turning page after page, I
laughed, gasped, and even shed a few tears. You will fall in love with Brad, Gigi, Voodoo Sally and
all the denizens of Whitecross—especially the eccentric precious ladies of the WPC! I haven’t read a
book I have enjoyed so much since “The Help.”
—DEL SHORES, Director/Screenwriter of the motion pictures Sordid Lives, Daddy’s
Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will? and Southern Baptist Sissies
*****
“A captivating story plus evocative writing with compelling, quirky yet believable characters—and
(thank Heavens) an authentic Southern voice. Robinson knows his way around a good story. Be sure
to put this one in your To Be Read Pile.”
—TERRY HOOVER, author of Double Dead
*****
“This novel is funny, touching, and moving and has real heart at its core. The mystery around the
Women’s Preservation Club yields great energetic characters who give so much to the action. I love
the sense of place, the river, and scenes outside the river.”
—TOMMY HAYS, author of The Pleasure Was Mine and What I Came to Tell You
*****
“A wonderful yarn, as full of twists and turns as the underground caves Robinson writes about.
Drenched in north Florida lore, with a terrific portrait of small-town life and mysteries and great
names like Lick Skillet and Ibejean Martin, this novel is so much fun!”
—POLLY PADDOCK, former book editor, The Charlotte Observer