Denby Jullsen, Hughenden

This tumultuous story begins with the reported murder of Hughenden resident and eldest Jullsen brother, Denby. His body is found by a hunter just off of a main road and propped up in the backseat of an abandoned vehicle. From there the story goes back in time to the wedding of the middle brother, Cully Jullsen. The tale unfolds as it follows the Jullsen family through its up and downs including suspected infidelity and murder, jail sentences and drunken antics, family dinners and picnics in the shade. During the novel’s course babies are born and some souls are saved while others are arguably lost. The winding path finally leads back to the death of Denby Jullsen as the reader at last discovers the answer to the mystery.