Attica Locke : Guide me home, Viper / Little Brown, 9781788163972 c format paperback, 26. Sept 2024, i read the ebook 

"Guide me home" caught my attention by being awarded the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Daggar Award. 

Set in East Texas, the 3rd book centered around Texas Ranger Darren Mathews who has justed handed in his badge,  is not exactly a crime novel, although at the center is the search for a missing young black sorority student Sera Fuller.  For me this is a fine, engaging novel about a man at a crossroad with very conflicting personal relationships, be it with his current girlfriend, his divorced wife or his mother who drifted in and out of his life but is now making a reappearance or his former superior or colleagues. It is also a great portrait of America's less fortunate, far from the dreamland politicians would like everyone to believe . 

Really was surprised by the captivating story and the exellent writing.