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The reluctant sheriff

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An ex-Army CID officer, Mick Hardin is supposed to be retired – or 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 he’s 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 Rocksalt’s townsfolk. 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 vested interest in her returning as sheriff makes it difficult for her to remain on the sidelines.

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FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRIS OFFUTT

The Reluctant Sheriff is Chris Offutt’s fourth book featuring Mick Hardin.

A dark and fierce return to the Kentucky hills, where nothing is what it seems.

Mick Hardin returns to the trials and tribulations of local sheriff duties, whilst the previous sheriff, his sister Linda, recovers from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty.

Living in Linda’s house in Rocksalt, Mick finds himself entwined in the trials and tribulations of being a sheriff in the perturbing Kentucky community. Unable to retire from a world of dubiousness and violence, Mick Hardin is back with determination to deliver retribution.

‘This is a marvellous series? These have become must-reads for me and I enjoy every minute of the reading experience’ Deadly Pleasures

‘Righteous Kentucky noir… I gulped it down, relishing the burn’ Ian Rankin on Shifty’s Boys

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Dimensions 23.8 × 15.9 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

239

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K