{"product_id":"the-bayou-trilogy-paperback","title":"The Bayou Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Woodrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the parish of St. Bruno, sex is easy, corruption festers, and double-dealing is a way of life--and Rene Shade is an uncompromising detective swimming in a sea of filth in this hard-hitting, critically acclaimed trilogy of crime novels.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bayou Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the origins of a one-of-a-kind author, a writer who for over two decades created an indelible representation of the shadows of the rural American experience and steadily built a devoted following among crime fiction aficionados and esteemed literary critics alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"What people say about Cormac McCarthy ... goes double for [Woodrell]. Possibly more.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Woodrell\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of eight novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Maid's Version, Winter's Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Sweet Mister, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the collection \u003ci\u003eThe Outlaw Album\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the PEN West Award, and five of his eight novels have been selected as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. Three of his novels have been adapted for film, including the Oscar-nominated \u003ci\u003eWinter's Bone. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lived in the Ozarks near the Arkansas line with his wife, Katie Estill, and died in 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056739606752,"sku":"9780316133654","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/NUZA-MDfwx9780316133654.webp?v=1781366958","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bayou-trilogy-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}