El senor del sur (Master of the Delta) Book

Wow. I just read the final page, and I must say, this book was extraordinarily good!! This one is a keeper; I can't keep them all, because space just won't allow for that, but I do like to hang onto some of my favorites that I might like to reread again some day.

I don't remember how I discovered this author, but he has become a top favorite of mine. Master of the Delta is the third (and, by far, the best!) of his that I've read, following Red Leaves and Into the Web. And luckily, I have nine more of his paperbacks on my bookshelves, anxiously waiting to be read!

But on to my review. Master of the Delta is a complex suspense novel that takes place in the Mississippi Delta (hence the title) in the spring of 1954. Jack Branch, in his mid-20's, teaches a specialty class on evil at the local high school. When he assigns his students a term paper on an evil figure of their choosing, young Eddie Miller decides to delve into the life of his own father, who was dubbed the "Coed Killer" for killing a local girl when Eddie was just a kid. The novel has many literary and historical references tied into the class Jack is teaching, most of which I wasn't too familiar with, but which were pretty interesting all the same.

But now I won't say anything else!, because you should just read the book and let the story unfold on its own. It's a good one, very well-written, and I highly recommend it.