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Small-town mysteries have always been popular. But a recent wave of rural crime novels has some celebrating a new Golden Age.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: With its trademark mix of brutality and poetry, Swan Peak is a brilliant piece of work from an American master. ( Observer) James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed. ( Michael Connelly) Stephen King) Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced. ( Daily Mail) The gentle giant of US crime writer...