Pillar Mountain Author:Max Brand Phillip Aytoun came down from Pillar Mountain to a strange and shocking world. Raised by a hermit for 20 years, all he knew of people was what his guardian's few books had taught him. — the first man who saw him tried to rob him-the second arrested him-the third helped him escape. Within days, the gentle giant from the hills was drawn into a murd... more »erous crossfire of intrigue, lawlessness and sudden death.« less