Photo: Rod Searcey
J. E. Weiner
Writer. Novelist. Lover of grit lit and anything Southern Gothic or Texas Noir.
Upcoming Events & Appearances
AUSTIN, TX
BANDERA, TX
AVAILABLE NOW AT:
“Once in a while, a book catches you off guard with its depth, innovation, and storytelling. This is that book.”
—CJ Howell, author of The Salt Cutter
The Wretched and Undone
A debut novel by J.E. Weiner
On the eve of the Civil War, Polish immigrants Marcin and Agnieszka Anderwald arrive in Bandera, Texas, seeking a fresh start in a new land of faith, fertile soil, and freedom. But their dreams quickly become nightmares when Marcin provokes a sinister specter hell-bent on revenge.
A battle ensues for the hearts, minds, and souls of the Anderwalds and their extended family of immigrant outcasts, Arab camel wranglers, wounded warriors, and a songstress on the verge of madness. As the generations unfold, each faces its own harrowing ordeal against unrelenting evil.
Will the Anderwalds break free or remain forever wretched and undone?
Advance Praise for THE WRETCHED AND UNDONE
*
Advance Praise for THE WRETCHED AND UNDONE *
“A genre-bending thrill ride through Old Texas.”
—CJ Howell, author of The Salt Cutter
“A compelling, slow-burning horror story of a cursed family, haunted across the generations…The author takes her time, building the suspense with an Old Testament sense of inevitable damnation while masterfully pulling from the rich and violent history of Texas and its immigrant settlers.”
—Jim Nesbitt, author of the award winning Ed Earl Burch hard-boiled Texas crime thrillers
“…written with a confident, sure-handed elegance, evocative prose, and a particularly well-tuned ear for dialogue.”
—Baron Birtcher, bestselling and award-winning author of Knife River and Reckoning
“A scorching Southern Gothic tale…told with true authenticity of voice and place. J. E. Weiner’s characters are so well crafted, they crawl off the page. The novel’s dark edges are absolutely gripping. A finer piece of historical fiction I cannot recall.”
—Adam Van Winkle, author of Dylan Quick is a Dairy Queen Don Quixote
“A fabulous read. J. E. Weiner writes in the finest traditions of Southern Gothic horror, exposing the sharp strata of class behind the genteel veneer.”
—WB Henley, author of Inescapable, A Novel
