"A Mick Hardin novel" -- From cover. Includes an excerpt of Shifty's Boys. Series numeration from Goodreads.com.
Summary:
"Chris Offutt's first foray into crime fiction, this propulsive thriller exposes the loyalties and rivalries of a deep-rooted and fiercely private community in the Kentucky hills. Mick Hardin, a combat veteran now working as an Army CID agent, is home on a leave that is almost done. His wife is about to give birth, but they aren't getting along. His sister, newly risen to sheriff, has just landed her first murder case, and local politicians are pushing for city police or the FBI to take the case. Are they convinced she can't handle it, or is there something else at work? Mick, with his homicide investigation experience and skill at staying under the radar, delves into the investigation, dodging his commanding officer's increasingly urgent calls while attempting to head off further murders. And he needs to talk to his wife. The Killing Hills is a novel of betrayal -- sexual, personal, within and between the clans that populate the hollers -- and the way it so often shades into violence."-- From publisher's description.
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