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Bluebird, Bluebird is a 2017 crime novel by American writer Attica Locke and the first book centered on Texas Ranger Darren Mathews. Mathews travels to the fictional East Texas town of Lark to investigate the deaths of a Black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman. The novel combines a murder...
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Edgar-winning, critically acclaimed Texas crime novel, praised for race, place, character, and procedural tension.
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Heaven, My Home is a 2019 crime novel by Attica Locke and the second book in the Highway 59 series. Texas Ranger Darren Mathews investigates the disappearance of a young boy whose family has connections to the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Set in East Texas amid political tension and racial hostility,...
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Strong Highway 59 sequel with political and racial depth; acclaimed, though slightly less celebrated than Bluebird Bluebird.
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