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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 investigation with an examination of race, family loyalties, law enforcement, and community power, and it received the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger.
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Bluebird Bluebird ranks #22 of 183 in the Detective Novel ranking, behind Cards on the Table, ahead of Endless Night.
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Why is Texas Ranger Darren Mathews investigating murders in Lark?
Darren travels to the fictional East Texas town of Lark after a Black lawyer and a local white woman are found dead. His investigation is complicated by racial hostility, his uncertain standing with the Rangers, and the presence of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.
What role does Geneva Sweet's cafe play in Bluebird, Bluebird?
Geneva Sweet's cafe becomes a social center and a source of local history for Darren's investigation. The blues music surrounding the cafe also connects the murders to family memory and East Texas culture.
Did Bluebird, Bluebird win the CWA Gold Dagger?
Yes. Attica Locke's 2017 novel received the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger, one of the best-known awards for crime fiction.
Does Darren Mathews return in another novel?
Yes. Attica Locke continued his story in Heaven, My Home, published after Bluebird, Bluebird and centered on another East Texas investigation.
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