The Old Wheel

About This Audiobook

Gregory Ashe’s *The Old Wheel* spins a mystery so sharp it feels like a blade wrapped in flannel. Set in the hollows of Appalachia, the story follows Jack Moreno, a high school sophomore still healing from a family tragedy, as he stumbles into a cold case that refuses to stay buried. The town’s namesake—an ancient, abandoned textile mill—hides more than just rusted machinery. When a local kid vanishes under suspicious circumstances, Jack’s nose for danger (and his knack for pissing off authority figures) pulls him deeper than he bargained for. The prose crackles with the grit of rural noir, where every character carries a grudge and the past isn’t just haunting—it’s actively sabotaging the present. Ashe doesn’t just write a mystery; he crafts a slow-burn fever dream where the real horror isn’t the crime, but the rot beneath the town’s polite facade. Narration by Greg Tremblay elevates the material into something cinematic, his voice sliding between raw teenage angst and the weary cadence of adults who’ve long since given up on justice. The result is an audiobook that lingers like the taste of bad moonshine—you’ll want to savor it, but it’ll wreck you before the credits roll.