Cimarron rose vs Loose among the lambs: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Cimarron rose Cimarron rose James Lee Burke · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.3 408 pages · ≈ 7 h 33 m · Moderate

Former Texas Ranger Billy Holland, now a lawyer, is hired to defend a teenage boy accused of killing his girlfriend. It is a family affair of sorts, the man who hired Holland being the boy's stepfather. The real father…

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Cover of Loose among the lambs Loose among the lambs Jay Brandon · 1993 ★★★★☆ 3.7 389 pages · ≈ 7 h 12 m · Moderate

District Attorney Mark Blackwell is pitted against San Antonio elite in the midst of a case involving the molestation of a ten-year-old boy.

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Goodreads — 3.7 (109)
Hardcover 3.6 (9) —
Apple Books 4.5 (84) —

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Ratings 84 109
Editions 8 5
Film adaptations 1 —
Pages 408 389

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