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Hillbilly Hustle

"Wry, thrilling debut ... will appeal to fans of

Daniel Woodrell and Charles Portis." 

- Publishers Weekly

One of Merriam-Webster's
​17 Recommended Pandemic Reads

Knox Thompson thinks he’s working a hustle, but it’s a hustle that’s working him. Trying to keep his pizza shop and parents afloat, he cleans out a backroom Kentucky poker game, only to get roped into dealing marijuana by the proprietor—an arrangement Knox only halfheartedly resists.

Knox’s shop makes the perfect front for a marijuana operation, but his supplier turns out to be violent and calculating, and Knox ends up under his thumb. It’s not long before more than just the pizza shop is at risk.
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Wesley Browne is the founder and host of Pages & Pints Reading Series at Apollo Pizza in Richmond, Kentucky. He lives with his wife and two sons in Madison County, where he practices law, co-owns and helps manage local restaurants and a music venue, and coaches sports. His debut novel HILLBILLY HUSTLE was named one of Merriam-Webster's 17 recommended pandemic reads.
Hillbilly Hustle Publication Details:

Copyright © 2020 by Wesley Browne
All rights reserved
First edition published 2020 by West Virginia University Press
Printed in the United States of America

ISBN
Paper 978-1-949199-28-4
Ebook 978-1-949199-29-1

All translation, audio, and other rights retained by the author.
Please direct any appearance/rights/agent/book club inquiries to Wesley Browne via this link.
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