{"product_id":"code-of-the-hills-9780802161918","title":"Code of the Hills","description":"\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\u003eMaster storyteller and award-winning author Chris Offutt's latest book, \u003ci\u003eCode\u003cbr\u003eof the Hills\u003c\/i\u003e, is a dark, witty, and propulsive thriller of murder and\u003cbr\u003esecrets in a town where little is as it seems.Mick Hardin is back in the hills of Kentucky. He'd planned to touch down\u003cbr\u003ebriefly before heading to France, marking the end to his twenty-year Army\u003cbr\u003ecareer. In Rocksalt, his sister Linda the sheriff is investigating the murder\u003cbr\u003eof Pete Lowe, a sought-after mechanic at the local racetrack. After\u003cbr\u003eanother body is found, Linda and her deputy Johnny Boy Tolliver wonder if the\u003cbr\u003etwo murders are related. Linda steps into harm's way just as a third body turns\u003cbr\u003eup and Mick ends up being deputized again, uncovering evidence of illegal\u003cbr\u003ecockfighting, and trying to connect all the crimes.An explosive return to the mayhem of the Kentucky hills, \u003ci\u003eCode of\u003cbr\u003ethe Hills \u003c\/i\u003eis a harrowing novel of family--of what we're willing to do\u003cbr\u003eto protect and avenge the ones we love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802161918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chris Offutt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42843592786101,"sku":"9780802161918","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b49bc699-c776-4c77-be47-27d9b9963794.jpg?v=1681812004","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/code-of-the-hills-9780802161918","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}