Publisher Review

The writing is top-notch, shot through with menace and melancholy * New York Times * In elegant, economical prose, Shifty's Boys is an accomplished addition to the ranks of country noir -- Val McDermid Offutt loves his characters enough to give them life. With them, we can grieve or laugh... Offutt's novel is replete with details that brand the humanity pictured within as real, because you can't make this stuff up -- Cathy Downs * Reviewing the Evidence * Offutt's powerful follow-up to The Killing Hills is just as rich in atmospherics and a master-class in the craft of crime fiction... Offutt has created a wildly compelling private eye series full of memorable characters, drawn with an observant eye and a passion for the local terrain * CrimeReads (Most Anticipated Books, Summer 2022) * Readers will appreciate the novel's respectful portrayal of the contemporary South as they ride along with Mick on his fair-minded, almost spiritual quest to root out the truth. Fans of contemporary small-town mysteries will look forward to Offutt's next * Publishers Weekly *