{"product_id":"shiftys-boys-9780802161758","title":"Shifty's Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Offutt is a literary master across genres, and his most recent novel THE KILLING HILLS was one of his most successful, earning him a new audience and earning praise from the likes of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrime Reads\u003c\/i\u003e. His latest book, \u003ci\u003eShifty's Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, is a compelling, propulsive thriller of murder and mayhem in the hills of eastern Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMick Hardin is home on leave, recovering from an IED attack, when a body is found in the center of town. It's Barney Kissick, the local heroin dealer, and the city police see it as an occupational hazard. But when Barney's mother, Shifty, asks Mick to take a look, it seems there's more to the killing than it seems. Mick should be rehabbing his leg, signing his divorce papers, and getting out of town--and most of all, staying out of the way of his sister Linda's reelection as Sheriff--but he keeps on looking, and suddenly he's getting shot at himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dark, pacy crime novel about grief and revenge, and the surprises hidden below the surface, \u003ci\u003eShifty's Boys \u003c\/i\u003eis a tour de force that confirms Chris Offutt's Mick Hardin as one of the most appealing new investigators in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRIS OFFUTT\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eKentucky Straight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Good Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, and three memoirs: \u003ci\u003eThe Same River Twice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Father, the Pornographer\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other places. He has written screenplays for Weeds, True Blood, and Treme, and has received fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525937205522,"sku":"9780802161758","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5749e8cb-9466-4d66-821c-50f53c8d5941.jpg?v=1748531221","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shiftys-boys-9780802161758","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}