{"product_id":"lone-star-sleuths-9780292717374","title":"Lone Star Sleuths","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eLone Star Sleuths\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Wal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 1: El Paso and West Texas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nevada Barr, \u003ci\u003eTrack of the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eCamino del Rio\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nancy Herndon, \u003ci\u003eTime Bombs\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e James Crumley, \u003ci\u003eBordersnakes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Allana Martin, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Healing Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jim Thompson, \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Inside Me\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 2: Austin and the Hill Country \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Steven Saylor, \u003ci\u003eA Twist at the End\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jesse Sublett, \u003ci\u003eThe Rock Critic Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ben Rehder, \u003ci\u003eBuck Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Susan Wittig Albert, \u003ci\u003eRosemary Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Kinky Friedman, \u003ci\u003eArmadillos and Old Lace\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 3: Houston and the Gulf Coast \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e David L. Lindsey, \u003ci\u003eHeat from Another Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Neal Barrett, \u003ci\u003eJr., Interstate Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ken Grissom, \u003ci\u003eDrowned Man's Key\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gaylord Dold, \u003ci\u003eBay of Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 4: Dallas, Fort Worth, and the Panhandle \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Doug J. Swanson, \u003ci\u003eUmbrella Man\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A. W. Gray, \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e D. R. Meredith, \u003ci\u003eThe Sheriff and the Panhandle Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 5: East Texas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Joe R. Lansdale, \u003ci\u003eThe Two-Bear Mambo\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Walter Mosley, \u003ci\u003eGone Fishin'\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Susan Rogers Cooper, \u003ci\u003eFunny as a Dead Relative\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 6: San Antonio and South Texas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Carolyn Hart, \u003ci\u003eDeath on the River Walk\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rick Riordan, \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e J. S. Borthwick, \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Hook-billed Kites\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rolando Hinojosa, \u003ci\u003ePartners in Crime\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 7: Small Town Texas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bill Crider, \u003ci\u003eWinning Can Be Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Paula Boyd, \u003ci\u003eHot Enough to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jeff Abbott, \u003ci\u003eDo Unto Others\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Clay Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eAgatite\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part 8: End of the Road \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Mary Willis Walker, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Scream\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400852742487,"sku":"9780292717374","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292717374.jpg?v=1730471745","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lone-star-sleuths-9780292717374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}