{"product_id":"shiftys-boys-9780802159984","title":"Shifty's Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003eArmy-CID-officer-cum-unofficial-PI Mick Hardin is up against unforeseen forces who will stop at nothing in this vividly atmospheric thriller from acclaimed novelist Chris Offutt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Offutt is\u003cbr\u003ea literary master across genres, and his most recent novel THE KILLING HILLS\u003cbr\u003ewas one of his most successful, earning him a new audience and earning\u003cbr\u003epraise from the likes of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrime Reads\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest book, \u003ci\u003eShifty's\u003cbr\u003eBoys\u003c\/i\u003e, is a compelling, propulsive thriller of murder and mayhem in the\u003cbr\u003ehills of eastern Kentucky.Mick Hardin is home on leave, \u003cbr\u003erecovering from an IED attack, when a body is found in the center of town. It's\u003cbr\u003eBarney Kissick, the local heroin dealer, and the city police see it as an\u003cbr\u003eoccupational hazard. But when Barney's mother, Shifty, asks Mick to take a\u003cbr\u003elook, it seems there's more to the killing than it seems. Mick should be\u003cbr\u003erehabbing his leg, signing his divorce papers, and getting out of town--and most\u003cbr\u003eof all, staying out of the way of his sister Linda's reelection as Sheriff--but\u003cbr\u003ehe keeps on looking, and suddenly he's getting shot at himself.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dark, pacy crime novel about\u003cbr\u003egrief and revenge, and the surprises hidden below the surface, \u003ci\u003eShifty's Boys\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a tour de force that confirms Chris Offutt's Mick Hardin as one of the\u003cbr\u003emost appealing new investigators in fiction.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802159984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chris Offutt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038700736693,"sku":"9780802159984","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4da40430-22fa-4824-8606-685570c18df9.jpg?v=1649738537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shiftys-boys-9780802159984","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}