Guide Me Home

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A searing story about race and class. Locke's writing is exceptionally vivid, bringing to life her characters' anxieties at a time when white supremacy feels like a growing threat * Sunday Times * Written against the backdrop of Trump's America, Guide Me Home is a dark portrait of the nation's ever-present racial tensions by one of its finest crime writers * Daily Mail * Lyrical, complex and deeply engaged with the simmering tensions beneath (and above) the surface of American life, this is top-quality crime fiction * Observer * Powerful and distinctive... Locke's juggling of societal wrongs and a turbulent crime narrative is as sure-footed as ever * Financial Times * A suspenseful mystery and a searing portrait of race and justice in America * iPaper * This is compelling political crime fiction * Guardian * Locke's writing skills shine through in this crime thriller * Daily Express * Vivid and affecting * Daily Telegraph * Locke's writing skills shine in this crime thriller * Sunday Express * A rich and satisfying conclusion to one of the great American crime series... Guide Me Home is thrilling historical crime fiction and concludes a series that has much to say about a period of history that still feels like a chaotic blur, even as it threatens to return * TLS * Locke wraps up her remarkable series with authenticity and wisdom * Los Angeles Times * A powerful finale to an unforgettable series * Wall Street Journal * A powerful conclusion to her Highway 59 trilogy, Attica Locke's Guide Me Home should earn her new readers... A deeply impressive, moving novel and a highlight of the year * Irish Times * Fearlessly blends the political with the emotional... A novel destined to reflect its time but timeless in its skill, honesty and hope * Washington Post * At once a gripping thriller and a blistering portrait of racial tensions in Trump's America * iPaper * Beautiful... I stand in awe of Attica's prose - surely one of the finest wordsmiths currently working in literary crime -- Leonora Nattrass, author of BLUE WATER A fantastic piece of work. I love a damaged hero and that's exactly what we get with Darren Matthews, a real old-time cowboy. All the characters are vivid and heartfelt, the plot is compelling, and the on point socio-political commentary adds an extra resonance that elevates this novel onto a rarified plane -- Simon Van der Velde, author of THE SILENT BROTHER An atmospheric slow burn * Crime Monthly * A strong political thread runs through the novel... You will savour this clever and well-written trilogy * Crime Fiction Lover * The triumphant finale to Locke's Highway 59 trilogy... A searing portrait of political and racial tensions in Trump's America * Bookseller * A dystopia of racism, business manipulation and prejudice soon come to the fore in a novel that has much on personal relations, notably between Darren and his mother, former wife, and current partner. Well-written and interesting, this is a good book * Critic * Locke resolves the loose ends of her award-winning trilogy of novels set along East Texas' Highway 59 in ways at once gratifying and unsettling... We've missed Attica Locke's deft and wise way with the crime novel * Kirkus * Attica Locke has produced another must-have... Compelling detective fiction with plenty to say about Trump's America -- Nick Harkaway, author of KARLA'S CHOICE