First published 2012
U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens returns to the coal country of Harlan County, Kentucky, where trouble follows him like a shadow. The Crowe brothers have expanded beyond their usual drug trafficking into something far more disturbing: trading in human body parts. Raylan finds himself navigating the dangerous terrain of his hometown, where family loyalties run deep and violence simmers just beneath the surface. His badge carries weight, but his reputation with a gun carries more. The marshal must decide how far he'll go to stop the Crowes before their grisly new enterprise claims more victims. In this familiar yet hostile territory, Raylan confronts not just criminals but the complexities of justice in a place where the law often bends to local customs and old grudges.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Harlan County, Kentucky
Period: 21st-century
263 pages · Hardcover · Mariner Books
Content warnings: graphic-violence, trafficking