Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

Darren Mathews is a Black Texas Ranger who knows that East Texas plays by its own rules—a fact that has left him deeply ambivalent about the home state he once tried to leave. While a personal crisis puts both his job and marriage in jeopardy, Darren travels to the small town of Lark to investigate two seemingly related murders: a Black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman. The investigation stirs up a hornet’s nest of resentment as the town’s long-simmering racial tensions threaten to erupt. In Bluebird, Bluebird, Attica Locke—renowned writer and producer for the drama Empire—delivers a heartbreakingly resonant thriller suffused with the unique music and color of East Texas, where the collision of race and justice is as explosive as a summer storm.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Winner of the 2018 Edgar Award for Best Novel, this is a dazzling work of rural noir that questions whether justice can truly be served on both sides of the race line. You will be captivated by Locke’s blues-infused writing style, which lends a strain of melancholy and lyrical beauty to this high-stakes investigation. If you enjoy twisty, carefully plotted thrillers featuring complex heroes and a vivid sense of place, this first installment in the Highway 59 trilogy is a must-read.