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Trouble in the Heartland

Joe Clifford
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Trouble in the Heartland

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2014

Book Brief

Joe Clifford

Trouble in the Heartland

Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2014
Book Details
Pages

270

Format

Short Story Collection • Fiction

Publication Year

2014

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

Reviews & Readership

3.8

175 ratings

62%

Loved it

27%

Mixed feelings

11%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Joe Clifford's Trouble in the Heartland pulse-pounds with suspense and dark, atmospheric details. Readers praised its engaging plot and well-developed characters, but some found the pacing inconsistent. Overall, it offers a gritty narrative that excites fans of crime fiction while occasionally challenging their patience with its uneven tempo.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Trouble in the Heartland?

Fans of gritty, noir fiction and American heartland settings will relish Joe Clifford's Trouble in the Heartland. Comparable to No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy and Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell, this book is ideal for readers who appreciate haunting, atmospheric tales of rural crime and moral complexity.

3.8

175 ratings

62%

Loved it

27%

Mixed feelings

11%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

270

Format

Short Story Collection • Fiction

Publication Year

2014

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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