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This debut mystery from a fresh voice in Southwestern fiction stakes out the common ground between Tony Hillerman, Elmore Leonard, and Cormac McCarthy.In a remote corner of the Chickasaw Nation, tribal Lighthorse policeman Bill Maytubby and county deputy Hannah Bond discover the buzzard-ravaged body of Majesty Tate, a young drifter with a blank past. They comb Oklahoma's rock prairie, river bottoms, and hard-bitten small towns for traces of her last days.Tate was seen dancing with Austin Love, a violent local meth dealer fresh out of prison. An Oklahoma City motel clerk connects her with an aspiring politician. An oil-patch roustabout and a shady itinerant preacher provide dubious leads. Ne'er-do-wells start dying off.A fluke lead propels Maytubby deep into Louisiana's bayou country, where a Cajun shrimper puts him on the scent of a bizarre conspiracy.
About the Author
Kris Lackey's 2017 debut crime novel Nail's Crossing, from Blackstone Publishing, was a USA Today bestseller. The sequel, Greasy Bend, appeared from Blackstone in July, 2019. Books 3 and 4 of the Maytubby-Bond series will be issued by Blackstone in 2021 and 2023. He is a fan of Cather, Simenon, McCarthy, and Henry James. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
