{"product_id":"red-dog-a-slim-in-little-egypt-mystery-isbn-9780062449061","title":"Red Dog: A Slim in Little Egypt Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003ePitbull fighters, shadowy ne’er-do-wells, and murder mark Jason Miller’s wry, darkly atmospheric second novel in his Little Egypt series—perfect for fans of Frank Bill and Greg Iles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hot summer day, in his home in the southern Illinois coal country known as Little Egypt—a Midwest Gothic wonderland of barren vistas, sinister hollows, petty corruption, and deeply strange characters—the self-appointed “redneck detective” known as Slim gets a visit from a shady-looking pair who introduce themselves as Sheldon Cleaves and his son, A. Evan, looking to hire him to find a missing dog. As a miner with a reputation for “bloodhounding”—tracking down missing persons the police can’t find or won’t—Slim is accustomed to looking for people, not pets. On the other hand, he needs the cash to fix his air conditioner. But when he pulls the thread that leads to the Cleaveses’ red-haired purebred pitbull—and then the dognapper is discovered with his head blown off—Slim finds himself plunged into a world of underground dogfights and white supremacists. . .  all because he just wanted to get cool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs bitingly funny as it is starkly violent, \u003cem\u003eRed Dog\u003c\/em\u003e marks the emergence of a new, gritty voice in detective fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePit bull fighters, shadowy ne’er-do-wells, and murder mark the second novel in Jason Miller’s wry, darkly atmospheric Slim in Little Egypt series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a sultry summer night in the southern Illinois coal country of Little Egypt, the self-described “redneck detective” and former coal miner known as Slim is called upon by Sheldon and A. Evan Cleaves, a deeply weird backwoods father-son duo hoping to locate a missing dog. Slim is accustomed to searching for people, not pets, but he needs the bread to fix a busted air conditioner. And, after all, it’s a missing pets case. What could go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings go wrong. When the investigation soon leads to the Cleaveses’ redheaded pit bull and a dognapper with his head blown clean off, Slim, his brilliant daughter Anci, and their extended surrogate family are plunged into a deadly world of subterranean blood sport, wanton murder, and one-handed white supremacists . . . and all because Slim wanted to keep cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs bitingly funny as it is starkly violent, \u003cem\u003eRed Dog\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on one hell of a ride through the darkest heart of rural America as it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for Down Don’t Bother Me: “Long stretches of this unusual first novel would seem to require guitar accompaniment. The genre conventions—treacherous women, double-crossing friends, greedy moneymen—seem fresh in Miller’s sensory-rich language….Here’s a strong talent just getting under way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of FX’s Justified TV series, as well as the show’s Elmore Leonard source material, will welcome the tough-talking Slim and the eccentric cast of characters he meets along the way in this series launch by the coauthor of the graphic novel Redball Six.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Down Don’t Bother Me marks the emergence of a wildly assured mystery novelist, and of a series set in the fresh and brutal landscape of southern Illinois.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Public Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In his first novel, set in the hardly welcoming world of southern Illinois coal country, he is funny, smart, and extremely self-assured in his writing, creating a book that is almost as addicting as the meth that has taken over the town of Little Egypt, Illinois.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller brings the reader into the cold Illinois landscape with his vivid imagery.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller’s first novel is raw, gritty and darkly comedic. The first-person POV is perfect for this telling, and readers will fall for Slim quickly. His relationship with his teenage daughter Anci, while typical of the teenage years, is refreshingly real. Overall a fantastic debut novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Red Dog is just the right combination of mystery and cynical humor to captivate the reader until the last page. I can’t wait to read the next one! … F*cking fantastic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Kedzie, mixed martial artist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Red Dog reads like driving a pickup with a lift kit at 80 mph down back roads, while listening to Mitch Hedberg and Steve Earle. Miller’s sentences explode from the page like they were dynamited out of bedrock; his dialogue and plot crackle with the energy of a Midwestern thunderstorm.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jason Miller’s Red Dog is a gritty mystery that pulls the hat-trick of being as funny as it is intense. I read it in one sitting and would happily slip back into Slim and his daughter Anci’s world tomorrow.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Huff, author of Don't Go to Jail!: Saul Goodman's Guide to Keeping the Cuffs Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you’ve ever wondered what happens to a Goonie when they’re old enough to buy alcohol, well, look no further than Slim.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeith Buckley, author of Scale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Miller’s funny follow-up to 2015’s Down Don’t Bother Me . . . Slim cracks wise, gives and takes beatings and insults, and gets just enough help to survive in this tale sure to please fans of light regional mysteries.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“’Red Dog’ maintains a canny balance of weirdness, violence, compassion for animals and black humor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While this novel is funny and violent, it also chronicles the soul-sapping meanness and danger of work in the mines.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemphis Commercial Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jason Miller has delivered a crime novel with all the satisfactions of the genre, coupled with a serious, resonant subtext and the promise of more adventures to come for his offbeat protagonist.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is great pleasure in Miller’s way with words…and hats off to a devilishly clever plot. A nice mix of hard-boiled action and Holmes homage. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A seamlessly plotted mystery with a likable hero in a gritty world populated by meth heads, environmental activists, and ordinary folks just trying to make a go of it. Tim Cockey and Robert Crais fans who crave laugh-out-loud dialog will add this title to their to-read lists.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller’s second novel certainly has the country environment nailed down with vivid scenery and realistic dialogue . . . Using a mixture of real town and fictional spots, Miller’s view of Little Egypt, in the southern third of Illinois, evocatively shows how a regional mystery can incisively explore an area.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRed Dog\u003c\/i\u003e is violent country noir at its funniest--as if Tim Dorsey wandered out of Florida into Donald Ray Pollock’s white trash Knockemstiff, Ohio” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888404492517,"sku":"NP9780062449061","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062449061.jpg?v=1730229022","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/red-dog-a-slim-in-little-egypt-mystery-isbn-9780062449061","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}