Daniel Woodrell

In the Ozarks, what you are is where you are born. If you're born in Venus Holler, you're not much....

Set in the border states of Kansas and Missouri, Woe to Live On explores the nature of lawlessness and violence, friendship and loyalty, through the eyes of young recruit Jake Roedel....

As Shade takes on hit men, porn kings, a gang of ex-cons, and the ghosts of his own checkered past, Woodrell's three seminal novels pit long-entrenched criminals against the hard line of the law, brother against brother, and two vastly different sons against a long-absent father....

The sheriff's deputy at the front door brings hard news to Ree Dolly. Her father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab....

Twelve timeless Ozarkian tales of those on the fringes of society, by a "stunningly original" ( Associated Press) American master....

Doyle Redmond, 35-year-old nowhere writer, has crossed the line between imagination and real live trouble....

The American master's first novel since Winter's Bone (2006) tells of a deadly dance hall fire and its impact over several generations....

Shug Akins is a lonely, overweight 13-year-old boy. His mother, Glenda, is the one person who loves him - she calls him Sweet Mister and attempts to boost his confidence....