Cimarron Rose

First edition, first printing hardcover. The deep blue boards are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is clean and unclipped, with light rubbing around the edges. Pages are clean and free of marks throughout. A clean, collectible copy of an Edgar Award winner. First edition, first printing (Hyperion, 1997). Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke won the 1998 Edgar Award for Best Novel and introduced Billy Bob Holland, a former Texas Ranger turned defence lawyer. Burke was born in Houston, grew up on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and is best known for his Dave Robicheaux novels. He has won the Edgar Award for Best Novel twice. Holland defends his teenage son against a murder charge and uncovers high-level corruption in the Texas town of Deaf Smith.