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The reluctant sheriff / Chris Offutt.
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- ISBN: 9780802164032 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 280 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First Grove Atlantic US hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, 2025.
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| Subject: | Bar owners > Crimes against > Fiction. Bartenders > Crimes against > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Kentucky > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Serial murders > Fiction. Sheriffs > Fiction. Sisters > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Noir fiction. Novels. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Offut | 31681010414597 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Reluctantly serving as interim sheriff in his small hometown, ex-Army CID officer Mick Hardin investigates a bar ownerâs murder and two seemingly unrelated deaths, while navigating personal demons, his sister Lindaâs recovery, and the pressure of a powerful figure vying for her return to office. - Baker & Taylor
"In this breakneck new novel in master storyteller Chris Offutt's beloved crime series, sheriff Mick Hardin navigates the treacherous terrain of a town's festering secrets and the violent forces who want to keep them hidden. Mick Hardin never wanted to be sheriff. But when his sister, Linda, is shot in the line of duty, he reluctantly steps in while she recovers. It's all business as usual, until the murder of a local bar owner draws an unlikely suspect who threatens to fan the flames of Mick's past. When two more bodies turn up, seemingly unconnected to the first, Mick is forced to reckon with the mysterious circumstances of a case not so open-and-shut as everyone believes. Meanwhile, Linda is slowly healing when a familiar business tycoon with a vestedinterest in her returning sooner makes it difficult for her to remain on the sidelines. The Reluctant Sheriff is a dark, bracing return to the hills of eastern Kentucky where secrets roil beneath the surface, and nothing and no one stays in the past for long"-- - Perseus Publishing
Master storyteller Chris Offuttâs acclaimed crime series has been praised by Ian Rankin as ârighteous Kentucky noir with top notes of Daniel Woodrell and S. A. Cosby,â and in this breakneck new novel, sheriff Mick Hardin navigates the treacherous terrain of a townâs festering secrets and the violent forces who want to keep them hidden
Lauded as a âmasterclass in the craft of crime fictionâ (CrimeReads), Chris Offuttâs beloved and critically acclaimed Mick Hardin series is an atmospheric, tightly crafted testament to Southern noir. The Reluctant Sheriff is a dark, bracing return to the hills of eastern Kentucky where secrets roil beneath the surface, and nothing and no one stays in the past for long.
Mick Hardin never wanted to be sheriff. An ex-Army CID officer, heâs supposed to be retiredâor he was until his sister, Linda, was shot in the line of duty, requiring him to step in as interim sheriff while she recovered. Now heâs stuck in Rocksalt, the place he was most hoping to escape.
Back in uniform, Mick is chafing at the sudden dissolution of his retirement plans, wearied by the petty squabbles of Rocksaltâs townsfolk. Itâs all business as usual, until the murder of a local bar owner draws an unlikely suspect who threatens to fan the flames of Mickâs past. When two more bodies turn up, seemingly unconnected to the first, Mick is forced to reckon with the mysterious circumstances of a case not so open-and-shut as everyone believes. Meanwhile, Linda is slowly healing when a familiar business tycoon with a vested interest in her returning as sheriff makes it difficult for her to remain on the sidelines.
Unflinching and devilishly compulsive, The Reluctant Sheriff is an explosive thriller confirming Chris Offutt as a Southern writer of muscular prose and unrivaled talent.
