Pitbull fighters, shadowy ne’er-do-wells, and murder mark Jason Miller’s wry, darkly atmospheric second novel in his Little Egypt series—perfect for fans of Frank Bill and Greg Iles. One hot summer day, in his home in the southern Illinois coal country known as Little Egypt—a Midwest Gothic wonderland of barren vistas, sinister hollows, petty corruption, and deeply strange characters—the self-appointed “redneck detective” known as Slim gets a visit from a shady-looking pair who introduce themselves as Sheldon Cleaves and his son, A. Evan, looking to hire him to find a missing dog. As a miner with a reputation for “bloodhounding”—tracking down missing persons the police can’t find or won’t—Slim is accustomed to looking for people, not pets. On the other hand, he needs the cash to fix his air conditioner. But when he pulls the thread that leads to the Cleaveses’ red-haired purebred pitbull—and then the dognapper is discovered with his head blown off—Slim finds himself plunged into a world of underground dogfights and white supremacists. . .  all because he just wanted to get cool. As bitingly funny as it is starkly violent, Red Dog marks the emergence of a new, gritty voice in detective fiction.  Praise for Down Don’t Bother Me: “Long stretches of this unusual first novel would seem to require guitar accompaniment. The genre conventions―treacherous women, double-crossing friends, greedy moneymen―seem fresh in Miller’s sensory-rich language….Here’s a strong talent just getting under way.” - Booklist “Fans of FX’s Justified TV series, as well as the show’s Elmore Leonard source material, will welcome the tough-talking Slim and the eccentric cast of characters he meets along the way in this series launch by the coauthor of the graphic novel Redball Six.” - Library Journal “Down Don’t Bother Me marks the emergence of a wildly assured mystery novelist, and of a series set in the fresh and brutal landscape of southern Illinois.” - New Orleans Public Library “In his first novel, set in the hardly welcoming world of southern Illinois coal country, he is funny, smart, and extremely self-assured in his writing, creating a book that is almost as addicting as the meth that has taken over the town of Little Egypt, Illinois.” - Mystery Scene “Miller brings the reader into the cold Illinois landscape with his vivid imagery.” - Life Sentence “Miller’s first novel is raw, gritty and darkly comedic. The first-person POV is perfect for this telling, and readers will fall for Slim quickly. His relationship with his teenage daughter Anci, while typical of the teenage years, is refreshingly real. Overall a fantastic debut novel.” - RT Book Reviews “Red Dog is just the right combination of mystery and cynical humor to captivate the reader until the last page. I can’t wait to read the next one! … F*cking fantastic.” - Julie Kedzie, mixed martial artist “Red Dog reads like driving a pickup with a lift kit at 80 mph down back roads, while listening to Mitch Hedberg and Steve Earle. Miller’s sentences explode from the page like they were dynamited out of bedrock; his dialogue and plot crackle with the energy of a Midwestern thunderstorm.” - Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King “Jason Miller’s Red Dog is a gritty mystery that pulls the hat-trick of being as funny as it is intense. I read it in one sitting and would happily slip back into Slim and his daughter Anci’s world tomorrow.” - Steve Huff, author of Don't Go to Jail!: Saul Goodman's Guide to Keeping the Cuffs Off “If you’ve ever wondered what happens to a Goonie when they’re old enough to buy alcohol, well, look no further than Slim.” - Keith Buckley, author of Scale “In Miller’s funny follow-up to 2015’s Down Don’t Bother Me . . . Slim cracks wise, gives and takes beatings and insults, and gets just enough help to survive in this tale sure to please fans of light regional mysteries.” - Publishers Weekly “’Red Dog’ maintains a canny balance of weirdness, violence, compassion for animals and black humor.” - The Seattle Times “While this novel is funny and violent, it also chronicles the soul-sapping meanness and danger of work in the mines.” - Memphis Commercial Appeal “Jason Miller has delivered a crime novel with all the satisfactions of the genre, coupled with a serious, resonant subtext and the promise of more adventures to come for his offbeat protagonist.” - Chapter 16 There is great pleasure in Miller’s way with words…and hats off to a devilishly clever plot. A nice mix of hard-boiled action and Holmes homage. - Booklist “A seamlessly plotted mystery with a likable hero in a gritty world populated by meth heads, environmental activists, and ordinary folks just trying to make a go of it. Tim Cockey and Robert Crais fans who crave laugh-out-loud dialog will add this title to their to-read lists.” - Library Journal “Miller’s second novel certainly has the country environment nailed down with vivid scenery and realistic dialogue . . . Usin