Nail’s Crossing: A Novel
By Kris Lackey
3.5/5
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This debut mystery from a fresh voice in Southwestern fiction stakes out the common ground between Tony Hillerman, Elmore Leonard, and Cormac McCarthy.
In a remote corner of the Chickasaw Nation, tribal Lighthorse policeman Bill Maytubby and county deputy Hannah Bond discover the buzzard-ravaged body of Majesty Tate, a young drifter with a blank past. They comb Oklahoma’s rock prairie, river bottoms, and hard-bitten small towns for traces of her last days.
Tate was seen dancing with Austin Love, a violent local meth dealer fresh out of prison. An Oklahoma City motel clerk connects her with an aspiring politician. An oil-patch roustabout and a shady itinerant preacher provide dubious leads. Ne’er-do-wells start dying off.
A fluke lead propels Maytubby deep into Louisiana’s bayou country, where a Cajun shrimper puts him on the scent of a bizarre conspiracy. He and Bond reunite in the Chickasaw Nation for the eventual face-off at Nail’s Crossing.
Kris Lackey
Kris Lackey, author of the USA Today bestseller Nail’s Crossing, has published stories in the Missouri Review, Wisconsin Review, Cimarron Review, and other magazines. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This mystery is the first book of what I expect will be a series. It's set in Oklahoma and features Chickasaw Nation tribal policeman Bill Maytubby and county deputy Hannah Bond. It reminded me of the Walt Longmire police procedurals by Craig Johnson, but the pace of this book is about twice as fast as the Longmire books. The two police departments jointly investigate the murder of a young woman. A meth-dealing member of the Chickasaw Nation is the initial suspect, but soon there are more murders and suspects. The plot was a little complicated and there were a few too many characters for me, but I liked this book and would read more by this author. Maytubby was just one of many interesting characters. I enjoyed the fast pace of the book, the action sequences and the colorful dialogue. I even liked the banter, which I usually hate, because it felt natural.I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.