Highway 59 Series (books)

Highway 59 Series

This series delves into the complex realities of East Texas, where law enforcement often navigates deeply entrenched racial tensions and personal loyalties. Follow a Black Texas Ranger as he confronts his own conflicted past while investigating challenging cases in remote communities. The narratives explore prejudice, moral ambiguity, and the pursuit of justice in a world where the lines between right and wrong are frequently blurred. It's a gripping exploration of identity and duty on the fringes of society.

Bluebird, Bluebird

Attica Locke

320 pages
12 hours of reading

When it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules - a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger working the backwoods towns of Highway 59, knows all too well. Deeply conflicted about his home state, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him back.So when allegiance to his roots puts his job in jeopardy, he travels up Highway 59 to the small town of Lark, where two murders - a black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman - have stirred up a hornet's nest of resentment. Darren must solve the crimes - and save himself in the process - before Lark's long-simmering racial fault lines erupt.'In Bluebird, Bluebird Attica Locke had both mastered the thriller and exceeded it. Ranger Darren Mathews is tough, honor-bound, and profoundly alive in corrupt world. I loved everything about this book.' Ann Patchett'Locke's writing is both sharp-edged and lyrical. This is thoughtful, piercing storytelling with the power to transport.' Diana Evans, Financial Times