Many classics of American mystery fiction take place in New York or California, but those states hardly have a stranglehold on the genre. Texas, for one, is the setting for crime fiction from such disparate and popular authors as Joe R. Lansdale (whose Hap and Leonard novels inspired an AMC TV series), Susan Witting Albert, Bill Crider, Kinky Friedman, and our Sept. 1 cover subject, Attica Locke. Here are a few more recent whodunits set in the state, all recommended by Kirkus Indie: Micheal E.