Going Across Jordan is a short story by James Lee Burke that was originally published in the Spring 2013 issue of The Southern Review.
It was subsequently included in a collection of short stories called The Best American Mystery Stories 2014.
Going Across Jordan book description
(Description is for The Best American Mystery Stories 2014)
“With so many great authors contributing to this fiction collection… it doesn’t take detecting skills to discover the gem. And every story dazzles… These stories, in prose both elegant and compelling, get to the heart of why people do what they do.” — USA Today
The Best American Mystery Stories 2014 will be selected by “writing powerhouse” (USA Today) Laura Lippman.
With her popular Tess Monaghan series and her New York Times best-selling standalone novels, Lippman has greatly expanded the boundaries of modern mystery fiction and psychological suspense.