Southwestern Crime Fiction
Explore gripping Southwestern crime fiction with our curated list of suspenseful books. Discover thrilling mysteries set in the rugged landscapes of the Southwest, featuring intense plots and unforgettable characters.
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Find a Victim
by Ross Macdonald
Las Cruces wasn’t a place most travelers would think to stop. But after private investigator Lew Archer plays the good samaritan and picks up a bloodied hitchhiker, he finds himself in town for a few days awaiting a murder inquest. A hijacked truck full of liquor and an evidence box full of marijuana, $20,000 from a big-time bank heist by a small-time crook, corruption, adultery, incest, prodigal daughters, and abused wives all make the little town seem a lot more interesting than any guide book ever could. And as the murder rate rises, Archer finds himself caught up in mystery where everyone is a suspect and everyone’s a victim.
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Easy Pickin's
by Fred Harris
In a small Oklahoma town in the 1930s, an unexpected crime wave baffles the local sheriff and turns the town upside down.
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The Ballad of Rocky Ruiz
by Manuel Ramos
Nearing the end of his rope, middle-aged attorney Luis Montez, a former Chicano activist, encounters a beautiful Latina lawyer from his past and is reminded of the murder of his friend, the head of the Chicano student movement. Reprint.
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The Concrete Blonde
by Michael Connelly
The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare. But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature. So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart. With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.
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Indigo Slam
by Robert Crais
Three years ago, a seattle family ran for their lives in a hail of bullets. Elvis now must pick up the cold pieces of a drama that began that night.
