Author Attica Locke - The Highway 59 Series

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Attica Locke knows Texas although she hasn't lived in the Lone Star State for almost three decades. She also wears many hats: New York Times best-selling author, screenwriter, TV producer for shows like Empire and Little Fires Everywhere, mother, wife, daughter and sister. I’ve been a huge fan of Attica’s for many years and it all started with a book: Bluebird, Bluebird, the award-winning 2017 thriller that will captivate you from the first line and stay with you after the last one. The characters are beautifully flawed, the settings transport you and evoke every sense, and the twists and turns will leave you stunned and amazed. The Highway 59 series - which starts with Bluebird, Bluebird and ends (spoiler) with Guide Me Home, gives readers the opportunity to follow Darren Mathews, a Black Texas Ranger, who knows first-hand the power and mystery of East Texas. It’s an incredible series and the perfect antidote to homesickness. For our chat, Attica and I talked about what the word ‘home’ means to her, why we need to look to the past for inspiration and what books she would want next to hers on a shelf. Great literature frozen in time. Buy the Highway 59 Series at your favorite local independent bookstore. Here is one of my favorites: https://www.blackpearlbookstore.com/