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Book Synopsis* LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER * A literary master across genres, award-winning author Chris Offutt's latest novel,
The Killing Hills, is a compelling, propulsive thriller in which a suspicious death exposes the loyalties and rivalries of a deep-rooted and fiercely private community in the Kentucky backwoods....
Trade ReviewWith wonderful descriptives of the wildlife and the people, this is fantastically stripped back, pared down storytelling with such superbly written depth and sense of place, I'm going to call it; this is Kentucky Noir, it gleams dark, is as hard as anthracite and Offutt is its undisputed Pappy * LoveReading *
Pitch-perfect in its tone and dialogue, this is what Jack Reacher wants to be when it grows up -- James Owen * Times (Best New Thrillers for November) *
It's genuinely thrilling to read and written with a propulsive momentum, a poet's eye for the small detail and an expert plotter's feel for twists and turns that come naturally, rather than bolted on out of the blue. Fantastic stuff * Big Issue *
Offutt writes gently and movingly about the people and the land, the history and the present, and the interior landscapes of his carefully and convincingly wrought characters * Quietus *
More than just a murder case, it's a voyage into rural backwoods Kentucky that doesn't shirk from the darkness to be found there, and unfolds with drive, noir style and wry humour * Herald *
