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FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRIS OFFUTT

A dark and fierce return to the Kentucky hills, where nothing is what it seems.

Mick Hardin returns to the trials and tribulations of local sheriff duties, whilst the previous sheriff, his sister Linda, recovers from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty.

Living in Linda’s house in Rocksalt, Mick finds himself entwined in the trials and tribulations of being a sheriff in the perturbing Kentucky community. Unable to retire from a world of dubiousness and violence, Mick Hardin is back with determination to deliver retribution.

Publisher Review

‘Beautifully descriptive… Offutt’s Mick Hardin novels are powerful books that feature characters with questionable ethics’ Library Journal ‘Righteous Kentucky noir… I gulped it down, relishing the burn’ – Ian Rankin on Shifty’s Boys ‘Another welcome slice of rural Kentucky noir’- The Times UK ‘An atmospheric, exquisitely written Southern noir’ – Lesa Holstine, Library Journal ‘This is a marvellous series… These have become must-reads for me and I enjoy every minute of the reading experience’ – Deadly Pleasures ‘Kentucky noir, with a twist. Or two or three…It’s a pleasure to read, you have a treat in store’- Reckon Review ‘A terrific series’ – Boston Globe