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“Captivating.”―People  “Locke’s beautifully written crime fiction (which also includes “Pleasantville,” “Black Water Rising,” and “The Cutting Season”) have a remarkable immediacy–you breathe with the characters and walk in their paths.”―Seattle Times “Pulse-pounding.”―Chicago Tribune “With her usual aplomb, Locke tackles history and its all-too-real emotional fallout in this splendid follow-up.”―Boston Globe “This is a beautifully and … Read more

Hear some of the songs I listened to while writing my latest novel, and get ready to take your ride down Highway 59 in East Texas when Heaven, My Home is published this month! Heaven, My Home on Spotify Heaven, My Home on Apple Music

BROOKLYN, NY   Books Are Magic   9.17/7:30pm WASHINGTON, D.C.   Politics & Prose    9.18/7:00pm NASHVILLE, TN   Parnussus   9.19/6:30pm LAWRENCE, KS   Raven Bookstore   9.20/7:00pm* RICHARDSON, TX   Richardson Reads   9.24/7:30pm HOUSTON, TX   Brazos Bookstore   9.29/6:30pm** LOS ANGELES, CA   Skylight Books   10.1/7:30pm AUSTIN, TX   Texas Festival of Books   10.26 & 10.27 *at Lawrence Public Library … Read more

RICHARDSON, TEXAS HAS PICKED “BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD FOR THEIR CITY-WIDE READ! I’LL BE VISITING THE CITY SEPTEMBER 24th. FIND OUT MORE HERE. Also, you can preorder the book’s sequel, Heaven, My Home.

The thrilling follow-up to the award-winning Bluebird, Bluebird: Texas Ranger Darren Mathews is on the hunt for a boy who’s gone missing — but the boy’s family of white supremacists is the real target. PREORDER NOW

SEPT 11 LOS ANGELES | SKYLIGHT BOOKS 7:30 PM | More info here SEPT 12 DALLAS | INTERABANG BOOKS 7:OO PM | More info here SEPT 13 HOUSTON | BRAZOS BOOKSTORE 7:00 PM | More info here SEPT 14 SCOTTSDALE, AZ | POISONED PEN 7:00 pm | More info here NOV 3 & 4 AUSTIN … Read more

PRE-ORDER NOW! “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, author of Commonweatlth “Attica Locke’s Bluebird, Bluebird reads like a blues song to East Texas with all its troubles … Read more

I can’t wait for folks to read this book! Kirkus calls it a “deftly plotted whodunit whose writing pulses throughout with a raw, blues-inflected lyricism.” Pre-order now!