04119cam a2200817 4500 2571111447 TxAuBib 20250918120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781439167663 1439167664 B003FS0K2M Amazon 02429982-fab5-434d-80a6-ab9a33fae36a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 346248 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Burke, James Lee, 1936- Lay Down My Sword and Shield [Libby eBook]. Simon & Schuster, 2010. political corruption in legal fiction. psychological suspense about justice. courtroom thriller with war veteran. crime fiction about moral reckoning. southern suspense with legal themes. texas mystery with moral complexity. justice system in american fiction. veteran protagonist legal thriller. emotionally complex legal fiction. american legal system in fiction. lawyer as protagonist in mystery. thriller with a southern setting. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. southern novel with legal drama. legal fiction with flawed hero. morally conflicted crime novel. legal thriller with noir tone. series about a texas attorney. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. mystery about postwar trauma. novel about a haunted lawyer. small-town crime legal drama. legal thriller set in texas. southern gothic legal novel. crime and conscience novel. historical legal suspense. law and justice fiction. southern crime fiction. antihero legal mystery. literary legal mystery. noir southern thriller. southern legal fiction. holland family series. texas courtroom drama. legal mystery series. attorney protagonist. haunted lawyer story. texas suspense novel. courtroom drama. legal thriller. crime fiction. noir mystery. HTML:<b>Vintage James Lee Burke: The first novel introducing the memorable Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, coming of age against the backdrop of the civil rights era in a sultry border town.</b><br /> In hot and sultry Texas, Hack, an attorney and Korean War POW, is being pushed by his wife, his brother, and his so-called friends in the oil business to run for political office. But Hack would prefer to drink, look after his beloved horses, and represent the occasional long-shot pro bono case at his law firm. When Hack attempts to overturn a conviction for an old army buddy, he finds himself embroiled in the seamy underbelly of the Texas patronage system—and in the earliest beginnings of the United Farm Workers movement, led by a beautiful woman who speaks to his heart in a way no one else has. As Hack begins to bring justice to the underserved, he finds both a new love and a new purpose.<br /> <br /> With his skillful blend of engaging plotlines, compelling characters, and graceful prose, James Lee Burke demonstrates the shimmering clarity of vision that has made him beloved by suspense fans all over the globe. Literature. Suspense. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Grand Master Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-09-18 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=02429982-FAB5-434D-80A6-AB9A33FAE36A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=02429982-FAB5-434D-80A6-AB9A33FAE36A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXTLL