The reluctant sheriff
"In this breakneck new novel in master storyteller Chris Offutt's beloved crime series, sheriff Mick Hardin navigates the treacherous terrain of a town's festering secrets and the violent forces who want to keep them hidden. Mick Hardin never wanted to be sheriff. But when his sister, Linda, is shot...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Grove Press,
2025.
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| Edition: | First Grove Atlantic US hardcover edition. |
| Series: | Offutt, Chris, 1958- Mick Hardin novels ;
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| Summary: | "In this breakneck new novel in master storyteller Chris Offutt's beloved crime series, sheriff Mick Hardin navigates the treacherous terrain of a town's festering secrets and the violent forces who want to keep them hidden. Mick Hardin never wanted to be sheriff. But when his sister, Linda, is shot in the line of duty, he reluctantly steps in while she recovers. It's all business as usual, until the murder of a local bar owner draws an unlikely suspect who threatens to fan the flames of Mick's past. When two more bodies turn up, seemingly unconnected to the first, Mick is forced to reckon with the mysterious circumstances of a case not so open-and-shut as everyone believes. Meanwhile, Linda is slowly healing when a familiar business tycoon with a vested interest in her returning sooner makes it difficult for her to remain on the sidelines. The Reluctant Sheriff is a dark, bracing return to the hills of eastern Kentucky where secrets roil beneath the surface, and nothing and no one stays in the past for long"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 278 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780802164032 080216403X |
| Author Notes: | Chris Offutt is the author of two collections of short stories, three memoirs, and six novels, including four in the Mick Hardin series which began with The Killing Hills . His books have been translated into twelve languages and won four international awards in France. He wrote screenplays for True Blood , Weeds , and Treme . He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA grant, and a Lannan Fellowship. He received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for "prose that takes risks." His work is included in many anthologies and textbooks, including Best American Short Stories , Best American Essays , Best American Food Writing , and Modern American Memoirs . He grew up in the hills of eastern Kentucky and lives in Iowa City, Iowa. |
