{"product_id":"code-of-the-hills-a-mick-hardin-novel-paperback","title":"Code of the Hills: A Mick Hardin Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Offutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this blistering return to Chris\u003cbr\u003eOffutt's acclaimed crime series, Mick Hardin is tested like never before as\u003cbr\u003efamilial allegiances and old wounds collide, threatening to destroy everything\u003cbr\u003ehe loves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his signature crackling prose, literary master Chris Offutt has staked out his own territory in crime fiction, a place of familial allegiances, old wounds, and revenge--the code of the hills. His new book, a sharp, twisty southern noir with echoes of James Sallis and Daniel Woodrell, will force Mick to face up to the way of life he thought he'd escaped.Mick Hardin is supposed to be retired, transitioning to civilian life. Back in the hills of Kentucky after a two-year absence, he'd planned to touch down briefly before heading to France, marking the end of his twenty-year Army career.But in Rocksalt, trouble is brewing. Mick's sister Linda, recently reelected as sheriff, and her deputy Johnny Boy Tolliver are investigating the murder of Pete Lowe, a sought-after mechanic at the local racetrack. Mick doesn't want to get involved--he wants to say his goodbyes and get out of Dodge. But when he reluctantly agrees to intervene in a family dispute requiring a light touch, he uncovers evidence of an illegal cockfighting ring and another body, somehow linked to the first. And then, Linda steps into harm's way, leaving Mick to solve the crimes himself.\u003ci\u003eCode of the Hills\u003c\/i\u003e is a harrowing novel of family--of what we're willing to do to protect and avenge the ones we love.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS OFFUTT \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eShifty's\u003cbr\u003eBoys, The Killing Hills, Country Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Brother\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003ethe short-story collections \u003ci\u003eKentucky Straight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOut\u003cbr\u003eof the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, and three memoirs: \u003ci\u003eThe Same River Twice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo\u003cbr\u003eHeroes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Father, the Pornographer\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written\u003cbr\u003escreenplays for \u003ci\u003eWeeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eand has received fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations. He\u003cbr\u003elives near Oxford, Mississippi\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557663994163,"sku":"9780802163363","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/i3f36_SqRz9780802163363.webp?v=1761188060","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/code-of-the-hills-a-mick-hardin-novel-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}