{"product_id":"reluctant-sheriff-4-mick-hardin","title":"Reluctant Sheriff","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest novel from award-winning author Chris Offutt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eFROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR CHRIS OFFUTT\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'An eventful southern US noir and an international thriller with the deliberative pacing of a Le Carré...Offutt's vivid writing summons an impressively evocative sense of place and an equally strong ear for all the things his often-laconic characters aren't saying aloud.' Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reluctant Sheriff is Chris Offutt's fourth book featuring Mick Hardin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA dark and fierce return to the Kentucky hills, where nothing is what it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMick 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is a marvellous series... These have become must-reads for me and I enjoy every minute of the reading experience' Deadly Pleasures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Righteous Kentucky noir... I gulped it down, relishing the burn' Ian Rankin on Shifty's Boys\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Reluctant Sheriff #4 Mick Hardin","offer_id":44549558173893,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-915798-64-0.jpg?v=1746407925","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/reluctant-sheriff-4-mick-hardin","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}