{"product_id":"code-of-the-hills-a-mick-hardin-novel-9780802163363","title":"Code of the Hills: A Mick Hardin Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this blistering return to Chris Offutt's acclaimed crime series, Mick Hardin is tested like never before as familial allegiances and old wounds collide, threatening to destroy everything he loves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMick 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11918372\"\u003eChris Offutt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802163363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080216336X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC066000\"\u003eSmall Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC074000\"\u003eSouthern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS OFFUTT\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eShifty's Boys, The Killing Hills, Country Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Brother\u003c\/i\u003e; the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eKentucky Straight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, and three memoirs: \u003ci\u003eThe Same River Twice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Father, the Pornographer\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written screenplays for \u003ci\u003eWeeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e, and has received fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations. He lives near Oxford, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48456945926381,"sku":"9780802163363","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_43c4ef8e-c58f-4c94-ad50-9e2d021f81ad.jpg?v=1753573912","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/code-of-the-hills-a-mick-hardin-novel-9780802163363","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}