num_pages: 217
description: As high sheriff of Potts County, Nick Corey spends most of his time eating, sleeping and avoiding trouble. If only people--especially some troublesome pimps, his foul-tempered wife, and his half-witted brother-in-law--would stop pushing him around. Because when Nick is pushed, he begins to kill . . . or to make others do his killing for him!
language: English
title: Pop. 1280
titlecomplete: Pop. 1280
characters: Sheriff Nick Corey
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Pulp, Suspense, Hard Boiled, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Noir, Novels
ratings_count: 10432
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: このミステリーがすごい！
category: Best Translated Mystery Novel of the Year in Japan
publisher: Vintage