Book: Code of the Hills

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Author: Chris Offutt

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That you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an advanced audio copy.

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This is the third book in the Mick Hardin series. This works as a standalone; however, I wished I read the first two to have more of an attachment to the characters.

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Mick is an ex-military turned sheriff deputy on the hunt for a murderer. I did like Mick and that’s one reason I wish I read the first two. He was interesting and seemed so genuine. I really loved what he did at the end of the story.

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The setting of this novel was less interesting to me and it didn’t seem very well developed. It was the backwoods of Kentucky. I have been there and there is a lot that can be flushed out but it seemed to fall a little flat for me. n

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As for the writing, I really did enjoy Offutt’s writing. It was a setting I didn’t like and he still sucked me into the story. It seems there will be more Mick Hardin stories and I am interested. I think I will go back to the beginning first.

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Final Score 3/5