Poor Birds

When local hero Jessie Fisher's criminal activities threaten his family's financial empire, his brother Steven must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save it.

The Fishers are one of the wealthiest families in the South. Their patriarch, E.J. Fisher, built a vast legacy of land and power, always dreaming his sons would carry it forward. Steven, the eldest, lives to honor that vision. Jessie, a decorated war veteran and former high school basketball star, can't seem to find his place after returning home.

As Jessie's secrets claw their way to the surface, the family's carefully maintained façade begins to crack. What lies beneath threatens not only their fortune, but the story they've told the world-and themselves. Poor Birds is a haunting Southern tale of legacy, loyalty, and the quiet ruin that begins at home.

Praise for Dan Russell and Poor Birds

"Dan Russell's work is pungent, gritty, and fully invested in the rich textures of the South."

-Eli Cranor, Edgar Award-winning author of

Don't Know Tough



"Dan Russell is writing Southern fiction better than anyone around."

-Sheldon Lee Compton, author of

Oblivion Angels

"Russell portrays his world with grit and honesty. An evocative portrait of one man's moral descent when the wounds of war and personal loss compound and consume him."

-Kelly J. Ford, Anthony-nominated author of

Real Bad Things

Cowboy Jamboree Press

good grit lit.