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240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158413
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 15 June 2021
Description
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 commun...
Community Reviews Summary of 170 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
tense 51%
emotional 30%
reflective 17%
adventurous 15%
challenging 10%
sad 10%
funny 7%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 25% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity
240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802158413
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 15 June 2021
Description
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 commun...
Community Reviews Summary of 170 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
tense 51%
emotional 30%
reflective 17%
adventurous 15%
challenging 10%
sad 10%
funny 7%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 42%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 25% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, ViolenceModerate
Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity