The Sooner Spy (Jim Lehrer)
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I’m not sure why Jim Lehrer chose Oklahoma for his One-Eyed Mack series — he was born in Kansas, graduated from college in Missouri, started his career in Texas. Probably just envious because Oklahoma is a much cooler state than those three! One-eyed Mack is the lieutenant-governor of Oklahoma. Since that position doesn’t demand a great deal of time (at least in this series) he has lots of time to pursue his interests — like who’s doing what behind who’s back and collecting bus memorabilia. In this adventure, he discovers there’s a Russian spy living incognito in southeast Oklahoma. If you know our state, you know there are lots of things hiding in Little Dixie — moonshiners, marijuana growers, cock fighters and, according to our sometimes brilliant/sometimes nutty-as-a-pet-coon Senator Tom Coburn, lots of lesbians! Lehrer didn’t need any of those elements to make his book a good, quick read. He concentrates on the spy, outwitting the CIA and helping his son make his mark in a dirty business. I enjoy Lehrer’s Oklahoma books because he is able to be funny about Oklahoma without making fun of it. Don’t know why he chose us but …. he likes us, he really likes us.