The killing hills
"Chris Offutt's first foray into crime fiction, this propulsive thriller exposes the loyalties and rivalries of a deep-rooted and fiercely private community in the Kentucky hills. Mick Hardin, a combat veteran now working as an Army CID agent, is home on a leave that is almost done. His wi...
| Main Author: | Offutt, Chris, 1958- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Grove Press,
2022.
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| Summary: |
"Chris Offutt's first foray into crime fiction, this propulsive thriller exposes the loyalties and rivalries of a deep-rooted and fiercely private community in the Kentucky hills. Mick Hardin, a combat veteran now working as an Army CID agent, is home on a leave that is almost done. His wife is about to give birth, but they aren't getting along. His sister, newly risen to sheriff, has just landed her first murder case, and local politicians are pushing for city police or the FBI to take the case. Are they convinced she can't handle it, or is there something else at work? Mick, with his homicide investigation experience and skill at staying under the radar, delves into the investigation, dodging his commanding officer's increasingly urgent calls while attempting to head off further murders. And he needs to talk to his wife. The Killing Hills is a novel of betrayal -- sexual, personal, within and between the clans that populate the hollers -- and the way it so often shades into violence."-- From publisher's description |
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| Item Description: |
"A Mick Hardin novel"--cover. |
| Physical Description: |
219 pages |
| ISBN: |
9780802159878 0802159877 |
| Author Notes: |
CHRIS OFFUTT is the author of novels Country Dark and The Good Brother, the short-story collections Kentucky Straight and Out of the Woods, and three memoirs: The Same River Twice, No Heroes, and My Father, the Pornographer. His work has appeared in Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays, among many other places. He has written screenplays for Weeds, True Blood, and Treme, and has received fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations. He lives in rural Lafayette County near Oxford, Mississippi. |