Texas has always staked a large claim on the nation's imagination,
and its mystery literature is no exception. Hundreds of crime
novels are set within the state, most of which have been published
in the last twenty years. From the highest point atop the Guadalupe
Mountains in West Texas to the Piney Woods of East Texas, from the
High Plains of the Panhandle to the subtropical climate of the
lower Rio Grande Valley, mystery writers have covered every aspect
of Texas's extraordinarily diverse geography.
The first book to emphasize the wealth of Texas's mystery
writers and the images they convey of the state's wide range of
regions and cultures, Lone Star Sleuths is a noteworthy
introduction not only to the literary genre but also to a sense of
Texas as a place in fiction. Celebrating a genre that has expanded
to include women and an increasing diversity of cultures, the book
features selections from the works of such luminaries as Kinky
Friedman and Mary Willis Walker, lesser-known stars in the making,
and even some outsiders like Nevada Barr and Carolyn Hart who have
succumbed to the allure of the state's weather, geography, and
colorful history.
Lone Star Sleuths captures the sense of place that distinguishes
much of the great literature set in Texas, and is a must-read for
mystery lovers.
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