{"product_id":"where-the-hurt-is-9781684330713","title":"Where the Hurt Is","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Poignant and funny, studded with characters who haunt your imagination long after you've read the final page.\" -Anne Hillerman, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCave of Bones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen everyone would prefer to look the other way, can one man cut through fear and prejudice to unmask a killer?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOklahoma, 1965. Emmett Hardy is focused on drinking his failures away. And despite his general enthusiasm for the social reforms sweeping the country, the disillusioned police chief isn't surprised by his community's ongoing casual racism. But he's still shocked when he discovers the body of a Black woman with a slashed throat dumped by the railroad tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the state authorities offer only a lazy investigation and arrest an unlikely suspect, Hardy puts down the bottle and swears to uncover the real murderer. But with resistance from his all-white neighbors and the clues leading to the small town's most powerful citizen, the upstanding cop may be heading straight into danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Hardy's unrelenting race to find the truth destroy his life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Hurt Is\u003c\/em\u003e is the complex first book in the \u003cem\u003eEmmett Hardy Novel\u003c\/em\u003e crime fiction series. If you like tortured heroes, tense twists, and authentic settings, then you'll love Chris Kelsey's poignant novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelsey, Chris:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Chris Kelsey grew up in Oklahoma, the son of a jazz musician and a school librarian. He's played the saxophone since he was knee-high to an armadillo and made a name for himself playing, teaching, and writing about strange and obtuse forms of modern jazz. Chris currently lives in Dutchess County, NY, with his wife Lisa, son Jasper, and daughter Meret. Where the Hurt Is is his first novel.","brand":"Black Rose Writing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650600472850,"sku":"9781684330713","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e625507-a499-4aa8-828a-cbd4c66cb1a4.jpg?v=1733294846","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/where-the-hurt-is-9781684330713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}