An Army CID investigator on leave, skilled in combat and investigation but struggling with physical pain and personal trauma.

: Central to the narrative is Shifty’s mourning and the cycle of violence that follows when "retribution killers" seek justice for their kin.

A no-nonsense matriarch and former flame of Mick’s father; she is the driving force behind the investigation.

Mick’s sister and the Eldridge County Sheriff, caught between her duty and her reelection campaign. The initial murder victim and local heroin dealer. Raymond Kissick

Shifty’s Boys ( Los hijos de Shifty ) by Chris Offutt Shifty’s Boys (translated in Spanish as Los hijos de Shifty ) is the second installment in Chris Offutt ’s Mick Hardin series, a work of "country noir" set in the rugged landscape of the Kentucky Appalachians. The novel follows Mick Hardin, an Army CID officer on medical leave, as he is drawn into a local web of violence and revenge following the murder of a heroin dealer. Plot Summary

: Shifty loses another son, Mason, who was not involved in the drug trade, making the quest for justice deeply personal.

Shifty's Boys: A Mick Hardin Novel (The Mick Hardin Novels, 2)