Nether Land

<h1 class=ql-align-justify>After the shocking murder of Ed Netherland at a secluded location in the Virgin Islands award-winning author and architect Kem Hinton is stunned and confused by a mysterious occurrence at the funeral of his former classmate. Given a haunting challenge he embarks on a decade-long investigation into the lifetime exploits of this ingenious person. After their shared time in high school and college Kem uncovers a fascinating yet bizarre tangled web of toxic waste endeavors controversial life insurance techniques enticing investment schemes the accumulation of enormous wealth and then great loss ... any one of which may have contributed to the wildly-ambitious Netherland's death in paradise.</h1><p class=ql-align-justify></p><h1 class=ql-align-justify></h1><h1 class=ql-align-justify><strong>Author and renowned architect Kem Hinton tells the story with a quick wit and an entertaining style that chronicles not only Netherland's life but also what it was like to grow up in Tennessee in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Filled with anecdotes and photos <em>Nether Land</em> is a spell-binding page-turner that </strong>will keep the reader mesmerized and awake at night pondering the still unsolved crime and its darkest questions. </h1><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p>Winner of the International Impact Book Award for Memoir (2025) and finalist for American Book Fest Best Book Award (2025) and American Writing Awards (2025).</p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>PRAISE for </strong><strong style=color: rgba(91 26 142 1)><em>Nether Land</em> </strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>FIVE STARS! Deeply reflective vividly detailed that traces a winding journey... on the life and death of a charismatic and controversial figure... Hinton's narrative style is warm and confessional often humorous and peppered with pop culture references period music and historical events. The book opens with a funeral then moves back to trace the complex relationship of high school acquaintances... later bound by a web of competitive friendship unspoken grudges and romantic entanglements. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nether Land</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is one of the best books you'll read this year. It's truly fascinating.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>--</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Carol Thompson</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Readers' Favorite Reviews</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Eureka a historian who writes like a poet. Such artful prose with honeyed metaphor and a syntax like a conversation between old friends... a contemporary Chaucerian morality tale. I found it hard to put down so I didn't... captivating to the last word and period.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>--</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Paul Harmon</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> international artist and author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inner Voices</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Crossing Borders</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Equal parts illuminating and mysterious the memoir provides a split-screen narrative of two men from the same town with the same background going on to lead vastly different lives along with insights into the era... Fans of unsolved mysteries and personal cultural histories will enjoy Hinton's considerations of the way lives converge diverge and reflect each other. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nether Land</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a somber gently provocative memoir suffused with loss.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>--</span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>BookLife Reviews</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p