Wortham, Reavis Z.

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Unraveled: A Red River Mystery
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Unraveled: A Red River Mystery

Reavis Z. Wortham | MYSTERY,  Oct 01, 2016

In Center Springs, TX, Constable Ned Parker investigates a fatal car accident involving mayor Fred Clay and his African American assistant, Maggie Mayfield...
Dark Places: A Red River Mystery
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Dark Places: A Red River Mystery

Reavis Z. Wortham | MYSTERY,  Aug 01, 2015

Replete with period details and a strong sense of place, this winning fifth series entry (after Vengeance Is Mine) is as much a coming-of-age story as crime fiction. This series is comparable to Rick Riordan's "Tres Navarre"or Joe Lansdale's "Hap Collins and Leonard Pine" books.
Vengeance Is Mine: A Red River Mystery
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Vengeance Is Mine: A Red River Mystery

Reavis Z. Wortham | MYSTERY,  Jul 01, 2014

Why Las Vegas gangsters would descend on rural Center Springs, TX, is beside the point...
The Right Side of Wrong: A Red River Mystery
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The Right Side of Wrong: A Red River Mystery

Reavis Z. Wortham | MYSTERY,  Jun 01, 2013

Wortham's third entry in his addictive Texas procedural set in the 1960s (after Burrows and The Rock Hole) is a deceptively meandering tale of family and country life bookended by a dramatic opening and conclusion. C.J. Box fans would like this title; for the Texas storyteller frame, pair it up with Milton T. Burton (see Series Lineup below).
The Rock Hole
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The Rock Hole

Reavis Z. Wortham | REVIEWS+,  May 01, 2011

Wortham does a great job of creating a foreboding atmosphere from the get-go. His assured debut is multilayered and shows his love of storytelling. The juxtaposition of the old ways with the new era—the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War
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