{"product_id":"9781617750014","title":"Lone Star Noir","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Traverses Texas, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efinding evidence of the hard boiled, sultry, and disreputable throughout the state . . . Think of the book as a sort of criminal travelogue.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e If everything is bigger in Texas, then that includes the boldness of the criminals who call the state home. From large urban centers to the Cajun Gulf coast, there is big money to be made running guns, drugs, and catering to the greedy and disillusioned. Each distinctive region can claim its own special brand of outlaw.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLone Star Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll find stories by James Crumley, Joe R. Lansdale, Claudia Smith, Ito Romo, Luis Alberto Urrea, David Corbett, George Wier, Sarah Cortez, Jesse Sublett, Dean James, Tim Tingle, Milton T. Burton, Lisa Sandlin, Jessica Powers, and Bobby Byrd.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This isn’t J.R. Ewing’s Lone Star State. This is the Texas of chicken shit bingo, Enron scamsters, and a feeling that what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico . . . So what defines Texas noir? Who knows, but you better pray that blood doesn’t stain your belt buckle.” —\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139312632048,"sku":"9781617750014","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617750014_p0.jpg?v=1769904902","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617750014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}