Vernon God Little takes place in this state, where a naked man "like an enormous baby" says that he will never die while "dancing, dancing" after killing the protagonist in an outhouse in this state.
In one book set in this US state, the protagonist wants to act out the movie Against All Odds, and his friend Jesus Navarro murders their classmates and commits suicide. That protagonist is framed for a string of murders across this state by the pedophile teacher Nuckles. Vernon God Little takes place in this state, where a naked man "like an enormous baby" says that he will never die while "dancing, dancing" after killing the protagonist in an outhouse in this state. The author who created (*) Judge Holden also wrote a novel that begins in this state whose protagonist plays chess with a woman who lost two fingers in a shooting accident, travels to Mexico with Lacey Rawlins, and falls in love with Alejandra. For 10 points, Blevins' death causes John Grady Cole to return to what American state, the setting of Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, and The Streets of Laredo?
In one book set in this US state, the protagonist wants to act out the movie Against All Odds, and his friend Jesus Navarro murders their classmates and commits suicide.
Texas