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The Bayou Trilogy

by Daniel Woodrell
Mulholland: Little, Brown. Apr. 2011. c.470p. ISBN 9780316133654. pap. $16.99. F
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Here's something really cool: Mulholland, a fledgling imprint of Little, Brown, is launching its first list with Woodrell's noted crime novels Under the Bright Lights (1986), Muscle for the Wing (1988), and The Ones You Do (1992), all featuring detective Rene Shade. Set in the Ozarks, the tales have received mondo praise from critics, one of whom dubbed him a combination of William Kennedy, William Faulkner, and Walter Mosley—no slouches. He's also either won or been short-listed for several top awards, including an Edgar, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a PEN USA award. Jump on these three top-shelf books on the cheap. Note that the film version of Woodrell's Winter's Bone was just nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, so this guy is going places. — "Classic Returns," Booksmack! 2/3/11
Combining three earlier works (, and ), all set in the lowdown parish of St. Bruno, this paperback should prove to readers of crime fiction everywhere that the author of is a sharp and wondrous writer. From Mulholland, a new thriller imprint.
Here's something really cool: Mulholland, a fledgling imprint of Little, Brown, is launching its first list with Woodrell's noted crime novels Under the Bright Lights (1986), Muscle for the Wing (1988), and The Ones You Do (1992), all featuring detective Rene Shade. Set in the Ozarks, the tales have received mondo praise from critics, one of whom dubbed him a combination of William Kennedy, William Faulkner, and Walter Mosley—no slouches. He's also either won or been short-listed for several top awards, including an Edgar, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a PEN USA award. Jump on these three top-shelf books on the cheap. Note that the film version of Woodrell's Winter's Bone was just nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, so this guy is going places. — "Classic Returns," Booksmack! 2/3/11
Reviewed by Staff , Feb 03, 2011
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