#1 Rene Shade

Under the Bright Lights

Daniel Woodrell
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When a city councilman is gunned down, Rene Shade refuses to write off his death as a burglary-homicide as he is ordered to do. Now, Shade's quest for the truth leads him on a chilling chase through a treacherous swamp of leeches and cottonmouths--while dodging his own unresolved past.
Genres: FictionCrimeNoirMysteryNovelsSouthernMystery ThrillerAudiobookHard BoiledSouthern Gothic
192 Pages

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