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Not for me. Its way too gritty and vulgar. These are vignettes all related to complete a story. I liked the idea of it all but not something I can enjoy because I'm cringing most of the time.

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Frank Bill lets us revel in the grit of a hidden, impoverished, and sometimes brutal Midwest back country. Crimes in Southern Indiana is a collection of shorts that often veer into tales of revenge and madness. I was delighted to find that some of Bill's tales interweave. If this book is out of your comfort zone then I HIGHLY recommend you add it to your stack. The prose are beautiful and the stories are nail biting.

Resuming this great short story collection by Frank Bill. The first snow of the year calls for cozy days with my wife, cinnamon whiskey, and stories about unspeakable acts of greed and violence perpetrated by man. #happyholidays #grit #noir #short

Just when I thought that this short story collection was one bloody note, Frank Bill uses that same narrative style to eloquently convey the love a husband has for his wife and the guilt he feels after her loss. #shortstory

Sweet revenge. Speaking of, I think Ouija's about to attack me for feeding him late.

I love when I find out stories in a collection connect but I guess my reading aloud has lulled Ouija to sleep before the good part (Josephine just shot her husband).

Ouija is judging me for enjoying this pulp. First story in this collection is awesome and left a gritty taste in my mouth.

All of my library holds came in at once, so now I'm balancing two books of short stories, two novels and a nonfiction tome. I'm a slow reader but I promise to read one or two stories from each collection before I bring them back. Anyone have any story suggestions from this one? #booksandbeer

One of America's trifecta of lit grit greats. You can smell the engine oil on the page. And the gun powder burns stain your hands.

Has anyone read this yet? Any comments?