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Lutricia Clifton

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Krebs, Oklahoma, The United States

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http://www.lutricia-lois-clifton.com

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Children's, Mystery, Fiction

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Lutricia "Lu" Clifton writes novels for both children and adults. Most of her adult novels are set in southeastern Oklahoma and include a mingling of Native American cultural beliefs and traditions. She became interested in those cultural traditions while tracing her mother’s Choctaw roots.

She was born in and spent her early childhood in southeastern Oklahoma, then moved to the Texas Panhandle with her family. She completed an associate degree at Amarillo Junior College in Texas and a B.A. and M.A. in English at Colorado State University. She now resides in Illinois with a gray tabby named Mary Jane that she rescued from a shelter. Her oldest son and wife life in Oregon and her youngest son and wife live in Illinois.

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What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Lutricia Clifton I belong to a book group that meets monthly, except in the winter. Winters here in far northern Illinois make for hazardous travel conditions, so we r…moreI belong to a book group that meets monthly, except in the winter. Winters here in far northern Illinois make for hazardous travel conditions, so we read books of our choice those months. Book groups are wonderful for writers because the wide range of books that the members choose to read move you out of your comfort zone; it's an opportunity for a writer to expand her horizons, especially those that work in a genre, such as mystery. Books on my summer list include First Women by Kate Anderson Brower; The Wonder by Emma Donoghue; House Rules by Jodi Picoult; Dead Wake by Erik Larson; A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman; Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger, and the Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell. Good books, serious readers, plus wine and appetizers, make for lively discussions -- a real growth opportunity!(less)

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Lutricia Clifton I'm assuming this question deals with a married couple. Without doubt, my favorite couple right now is newlyweds Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, bo…moreI'm assuming this question deals with a married couple. Without doubt, my favorite couple right now is newlyweds Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, both of whom are Choctaw tribal police officers in Anne Hillerman's mystery series set on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. I followed Anne's father Tony Hillerman for decades, which is where both Jim and Bernadette were introduced, and I'm so pleased Anne is carrying on her father's series. I loved the way Tony made the southwest setting a character in his books and have striven to do the same with the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma in my books. Of course, the fact that Tony was born in Oklahoma just 80 miles west of where I was born might also have been an influence (wink).

I also like that both Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito are police officers. So many married couples in mysteries appear as amateur detectives, a genre I do not read. I must say, however, that having a married couple as the focal characters in a mystery eliminates the emphasis on gratuitous sex, which writers today are being pressured to include in their work. By gratuitous sex I mean sex scenes that adds nothing to the plot. I refuse to do this because I feel it cheapens the work--and the writer.(less)

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	Freaky Fast Frankie Joe 4.05 avg rating — 1,502 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five-Dollar Indian: A Sam Chitto Mystery 4.33 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scalp Dance: A Sam Chitto Mystery 4.39 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bone Picker: A Sam Chitto Mystery by Lutricia Clifton (Goodreads Author), Robert Parshall (Illustrator) 4.54 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Horned Owl: A Sam Chitto Mystery 4.53 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeking Grace in Beulah Land: A Novel 4.20 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Immortal Max 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeking Cassandra 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liquid Grace: A Novel 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeking Grace In Beulah Land, A Novel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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