{"product_id":"the-killing-hills-paperback","title":"The Killing Hills - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Offutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA literary master across genres, award-winning author Chris Offutt's latest novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Killing Hills\u003c\/em\u003e, is a compelling, propulsive thriller in which a suspicious death exposes the loyalties and rivalries of a deep-rooted and fiercely private community in the Kentucky backwoods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMick 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? She calls on Mick who, with his homicide investigation experience and familiarity with the terrain, is well-suited to staying under the radar. As he delves into the investigation, he dodges his commanding officer's increasingly urgent calls while attempting to head off further murders. And he needs to talk to his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Killing Hills\u003c\/em\u003e 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. Chris Offutt has delivered a dark, witty, and absolutely compelling novel of murder and honor, with an investigator-hero unlike any in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHRIS OFFUTT\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of novels \u003cem\u003eCountry Dark\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Good Brother\u003c\/em\u003e, the short-story collections \u003cem\u003eKentucky Straight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e, and three memoirs: \u003cem\u003eThe Same River Twice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNo Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMy Father, the Pornographer\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, among many other places. He has written screenplays for \u003cem\u003eWeeds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTreme\u003c\/em\u003e, and has received fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations. He lives in rural Lafayette County near Oxford, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.19 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698629414975,"sku":"9780802159878","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d21e1eb1da05baae6cdffb1015c4fb8d_96e5b2d4-d0c6-43b9-bb3a-91eef2ee85db.webp?v=1765010829","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-killing-hills-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}