“Kelly J. Ford is the moonshine-soaked voice rural noir has been looking for.” —S.A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of RAZORBLADE TEARS
“No one does small town noir like Kelly J. Ford. With an enticing premise and characters rich in nuance if not money, THE HUNT is a welcome addition to any crime fiction lover's bookshelf. I loved it.” —Kellye Garrett, award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of LIKE A SISTER
“No one does small town noir like Kelly J. Ford. With an enticing premise and characters rich in nuance if not money, THE HUNT is a welcome addition to any crime fiction lover's bookshelf. I loved it.” —Kellye Garrett, award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of LIKE A SISTER
"Imagine if Megan Abbott penned a chilling yarn about an annual Easter Egg hunt in backwoods Arkansas, and you're getting close to what Ford's pulled off. Nobody does buried secrets better." —Eli Cranor, author of DON'T KNOW TOUGH and OZARK DOGS
“Kelly J. Ford is a modern master of the rural noir. THE HUNT is loaded with tension and razor-sharp plotting... A small-town suspense novel that evokes tales like Megan Abbott’s THE FEVER and Gillian Flynn’s SHARP OBJECTS with Ford’s trademark voice.” —Alex Segura, bestselling author of SECRET IDENTITY
“The truth slowly unfolds as the plot builds toward a surprising conclusion foreshadowed by a trail of skillfully disguised clues. Ford delivers the goods.” —Publishers Weekly
“Readers looking for slow burn mystery with unforgettable characters and an unforgettable atmosphere will find here exactly what they need.” —Mystery & Suspense Magazine
“[A] down and dirty, gravel-road-gritty story that pulls no punches while it blows kisses. Real Bad Things is really damn good.” —S.A. Cosby, NYT’s best selling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland
“[R]ichly drawn characters and breathtaking storytelling create an inescapable undertow of menace that will not let go until the shocking final page. This is gothic suspense at its most haunting.” —P. J. Vernon, author of Bath Haus and When You Find Me
“Kelly J. Ford evokes the work of superstars like Gillian Flynn and Daniel Woodrell in this story of dark secrets coming back to roost.” —Alex Segura, author of Secret Identity, Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, and Blackout