Daniel Woodrell, author of ‘Winter’s Bone’ and creator of the ‘country noir’ genre, has passed away at 72.

Daniel Woodrell, known for his influential work “Winter’s Bone” and other novels that embody the spirit of the Missouri Ozarks, passed away on Friday. His wife of 72 years, Katie Estill-Woodrell, shared that he died at their home in West Plains, Missouri, after fighting pancreatic cancer. Woodrell had previously battled colon cancer in the early […]