Background
Burke was born in Houston, Texas, but spent most of his childhood on the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast.
(Meet Avery Broussard, the last in a line of once-substant...)
Meet Avery Broussard, the last in a line of once-substantial land owners whose weakness for alcohol lands him in prison; J.P. Winfield, a dirt-poor singer who makes it to the top of hillbilly music only to be destroyed by a drug addiction; and Toussaint Boudreaux, a black longshoreman who is set up for a crime he did not commit. What brings them together, and how they must struggle to escape the bondage that links them makes for a tale of atmosphere and suspense that is vintage Burke. Burke's debut novel was published when the now-bestselling author was in his twenties, and yet contains all the rich storytelling elements readers have come to expect.
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(This early novel from bestselling author James Lee Burke ...)
This early novel from bestselling author James Lee Burke is a gritty coming-of-age story about a young Kentucky miner growing up in the Appalachian mountains who’s torn between his family life and the lure of the city. James Lee Burke, a writer who “can touch you in ways few writers can” (The Washington Post) brings his brilliant feel for time and place to this stunning story of Appalachia in the early 1960s. Here, Perry Woodson Hatfield James, a young man torn between family honor and the lure of seedy watering holes, must somehow survive the tempestuous journey from boyhood to manhood and escape the dark and atavistic heritage of the Cumberland Mountains.
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(Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about a...)
Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about alcoholism, Kentucky music and poverty, "Lay Down My Sword and Shield" about Texas lawyer and politician Hack Holland and "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" about a blues singer who kills a man in a bar room fight and spends two years in prison.
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(Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about a...)
Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about alcoholism, Kentucky music and poverty, "Lay Down My Sword and Shield" about Texas lawyer and politician Hack Holland and "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" about a blues singer who kills a man in a bar room fight and spends two years in prison.
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(Iry Paret's done his time -- two years for manslaughter i...)
Iry Paret's done his time -- two years for manslaughter in Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary. Now the war vet and blues singer is headed to Montana, where he hopes to live clean working on a ranch owned by the father of his prison pal, Buddy Riordan. In prison, Iry tinkered with a song -- "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" -- that never came out quite right. Now, the Riordan family's problems hand him a new kind of trouble, with some tragic consequences. And Iry must get the tune right at last, or pay a fateful price.
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(Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about a...)
Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about alcoholism, Kentucky music and poverty, "Lay Down My Sword and Shield" about Texas lawyer and politician Hack Holland and "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" about a blues singer who kills a man in a bar room fight and spends two years in prison.
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(For years, critics have acclaimed the power of James Lee ...)
For years, critics have acclaimed the power of James Lee Burke's writing, the luminosity of his prose, the psychological complexity of his characters, the richness of his landscapes. Over the course of twenty novels and one collection of short stories, he has developed a loyal and dedicated following among both critics and general readers. His thrillers, featuring either Louisiana cop Dave Robicheaux or Billy Bob Holland, a hardened Texas-based lawyer, have consistently appeared on national bestseller lists, making Burke one of America's most celebrated authors of crime fiction. Now, in a startling and brilliantly successful departure, Burke has written a historical novel -- an epic story of love, hate, and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction. At the center of the novel are James Lee Burke's own ancestors, Robert Perry, who comes from a slave-owning family of wealth and privilege, and Willie Burke, born of Irish immigrants, a poor boy who is as irreverent as he is brave and decent. Despite their personal and political conflicts with the issues of the time, both men join the Confederate Army, choosing to face ordeal by fire, yet determined not to back down in their commitment to their moral beliefs, to their friends, and to the abolitionist woman with whom both have become infatuated. One of the most compelling characters in the story, and the catalyst for much of its drama, is Flower Jamison, a beautiful young black slave befriended, at great risk to himself, by Willie and owned by -- and fathered by, although he will not admit it -- Ira Jamison. Owner of Angola Plantation, Ira Jamison is a true son of the Old South and alsoa ruthless businessman, who, after the war, returns to the plantation and re-energizes it by transforming it into a penal colony, which houses prisoners he rents out as laborers to replace the slaves who have been emancipated. Against all local law and customs, Flower learns from Willie to read and write, and receives the help and protection of Abigail Dowling, a Massachusetts abolitionist who had come south several years prior to help fight yellow fever and never left, and who has attracted the eye of both Willie and Robert Perry. These love affairs are not only fraught with danger, but compromised by the great and grim events of the Civil War and its aftermath. As in all of Burke's writings, "White Doves at Morning" is full of wonderful, colorful, unforgettable villains. Some, like Clay Hatcher, are pure "white trash" (considered the lowest of the low, they were despised by the white ruling class and feared by former slaves). From their ranks came the most notorious of the vigilante groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, the White League and the Knights of the White Camellia. Most villainous of all, though, are the petty and mean-minded Todd McCain, owner of New Iberia's hardware store, and the diabolically evil Rufus Atkins, former overseer of Angola Plantation and the man Jamison has placed in charge of his convict labor crews. Rounding out this unforgettable cast of characters are Carrie LaRose, madam of New Iberia's house of ill repute, and her ship's-captain brother Jean-Jacques LaRose, Cajuns who assist Flower and Abigail in their struggle to help the blacks of the town. With battle scenes at Shiloh and in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia that no reader will everforget, and set in a time of upheaval that affected all men and all women at all levels of society, "White Doves at Morning" is an epic worthy of America's most tragic conflict, as well as a book of substance, importance, and genuine originality, one that will undoubtedly come to be regarded as a masterpiece of historical fiction.
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(A New York Times Bestseller Acclaimed for his bestsellin...)
A New York Times Bestseller Acclaimed for his bestselling thriller series, James Lee Burke makes a brilliantly successful departure with this epic story of love, hate, and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction. At the center of the novel are Burke's own ancestors: Robert Perry, from a slave-owning family of wealth and privilege; and Willie Burke, born of poor Irish immigrants, as irreverent as he is brave and decent. Despite their personal and political conflicts, both men join the Confederate army. Facing ordeal by fire, they're determined not to back down in their commitment to their beliefs, to their friends, and to the abolitionist woman with whom both are infatuated.
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(“America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post ) brings back ...)
“America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post ) brings back one of his most fascinating characters— Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, cousin to lawman Billy Bob Holland—in this heart-pounding bestseller. In a heat-cracked border town, the bodies of nine illegal aliens—women and girls, killed execution-style—are unearthed in a shallow grave. Haunted by a past he can’t shake and his own private demons, Hack attempts to untangle the grisly case, which may lead to more bloodshed. Damaged young Iraq vet Pete Flores, who saw too much before fleeing the crime scene, and his girlfriend, Vikki Gaddis, are running for their lives. Sorting through the lowlifes who are hunting down Pete, and with Preacher Jack Collins, a Godfearing serial killer for hire, in the mix, Hack is caught up in a terrifying race for survival—for Pete, Vikki, and himself.
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(When Hackberry Holland became sheriff of a tiny Texas tow...)
When Hackberry Holland became sheriff of a tiny Texas town near the Mexican border, he'd hoped to leave certain things behind: his checkered reputation, his haunted dreams, and his obsessive memories of the good life with his late wife, Rie. But the discovery of the bodies of nine illegal aliens, machine-gunned to death and buried in a shallow grave behind a church, soon makes it clear that he won't escape so easily. As Hack and Deputy Sheriff Pam Tibbs attempt to untangle the threads of this complex and grisly case, a damaged young Iraq veteran, Pete Flores, and his girlfriend, Vikki Gaddis, are running for their lives, hoping to outwit the bloodthirsty criminals who want to kill Pete for his involvement in the murders. The only trouble is, Pete doesn't know who he's running from: drunk and terrified, he fled the scene of the crime when the shooting began. And there's a long list of people who want Pete and Vikki dead: crime boss Hugo Cistranos, who hired Pete for the operation; Nick Dolan, a strip club owner and small-time gangster with revenge on his mind; and a mysterious God-fearing serial-killer-for-hire known as Preacher Jack Collins, with enigmatic motives of his own. With the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a host of cold-blooded killers on Pete and Vikki's trail, it's up to Sheriff Holland to find them first and figure out who's behind the mass murder before anyone else ends up dead. In this thrilling and intricate work, James Lee Burke has once again proven himself a master storyteller and a perceptive chronicler of the darkest corners of the human heart.
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(NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LEE BURKE THE N...)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LEE BURKE THE NEON RAIN Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with killers and hustlers, with police brass, and with the bottle. Lost without his wife's love, Robicheaux's haunted soul mirrors the intensity and dusky mystery of New Orleans' French Quarter -- the place he calls home, and the place that nearly destroys him when he becomes involved in the case of a young prostitute whose body is found in a bayou. Thrust into the world of drug lords and arms smugglers, Robicheaux must face down a subterranean criminal world and come to terms with his own bruised heart in order to survive.
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(This book is the third in a series featuring ex-New Orlea...)
This book is the third in a series featuring ex-New Orleans cop Dave Robicheaux. The story goes from the bayou country of southern Louisiana to Montana, where Robicheaux confronts Indians, oil company roughnecks, Mafia honchos, and a woman he could grow to love.
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(Sous la réserve indienne des Pieds Noirs se trouvent des ...)
Sous la réserve indienne des Pieds Noirs se trouvent des réserves de gaz naturel que l''on estime à plusieurs millions de dollars. La compagnie de forage, qui les convoite, n''hésite pas à éliminer les militants indiens qui se dressent contre elle. En voulant aider un de ses amis impliqué dans l''affaire, Dave Robicheaux se trouve pris dans un tourbillon de violence et n''a pour soutien que "le peuple de l''eau" et "les voix qui parlent sous la pluie", celles de sa femme assassinée et de son père déchiqueté dans une explosion. Black Cherry Blues a remporté le Grand Prix de la Littérature Policière 1992, ainsi que le Prix Mystère de la Critique.
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( A Morning for Flamingos is a classic Dave Robicheaux Lo...)
A Morning for Flamingos is a classic Dave Robicheaux Louisiana mystery by New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke. Desperately holding together the pieces of his shattered life, Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux has rejoined the New Iberia police force. While transporting two death-row prisoners, Dave is wounded, his partner is killed. Now he’s trailing a killer into the heart of the Big Easy’s underworld. Embroiled in a world of drug dealers, prostitutes, and double-crosses, Robicheaux is forced to confront his most dangerous enemy: himself. Absorbing and masterfully executed, A Morning for Flamingos is one of Edgar Award–winning author James Lee Burke’s most enduring southern crime novels.
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(“It’s impossible to think of the Louisiana bayou without ...)
“It’s impossible to think of the Louisiana bayou without conjuring up James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux books” (Chicago Tribune), including this early masterwork that pits the Cajun police detective against one of the New South’s most twisted and powerful forces. Oil speculator Weldon Sonnier is the patriarch of a troubled family intimately bound to the CIA, the Mob, and the Klan. Now, the murder of a cop and a bizarre assassination attempt pull Robicheaux into the Sonniers’ hellish world of madness, murder, and incest. But Robicheaux has devils of his own— and they may just destroy the tormented investigator and the two people he holds most dear.
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(Back in print at last, James Lee Burke’s suspense-packed ...)
Back in print at last, James Lee Burke’s suspense-packed sixth novel in his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series delivers a heart-pounding bayou manhunt—and features “one of the colest, earthiest heroes in thrilerdom” (Entertainment Weekly ). When Hollywood invades New Iberia Parish to film a Civil War epic, restless specters waiting in the shadows for Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux are reawakened—ghosts of a history best left undisturbed. Hunting a serial killer preying on the lawless young, Robicheaux comes face-to-face with the elusive guardians of his darkest torments— who hold the key to his ultimate salvation . . . or a final, fatal downfall.
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(IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie...)
IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie crew arrives in New Iberia to shoot a Civil War epic, Robicheaux finds that it's not just the bayou's living inhabitants that are being disturbed. As he hunts a sadistic killer targeting young prostitutes, evidence of an earlier murder is brought to light. The skeletal remains are the last echo of a crime Robicheaux himself witnessed as a college freshman almost forty years ago. 'An hypnotic thriller ...everything that a good mystery is supposed to be' Washington Post CADILLAC JUKEBOX - The call from ex-Klansman Aaron Crown couldn't have been more unexpected. Sentenced to 40 years for the decades-old shooting of a civil rights activist, Crown should have been out of Louisiana, for good. Election candidate Buford LaRose wants Robicheaux to ignore Aaron's calls, promising him a lucrative job when Buford makes governor. Worse still, Buford's wife Karyn seems unhealthily keen to get close to Robicheaux - just like old times ...The LaRoses, each for their own reasons, want Crown's case buried.' The best of American writing, never mind just American crime writing' The Times SUNSET LIMITED - Jack Flynn died on a Klan cross years ago, but Robicheaux has never forgotten it. Nor have Flynn's two children. When they get mixed up with the case of hustler Cool Breeze Broussard, Robicheaux wonders why? Something ties Breeze to the Flynns and all three of them to plantation magnate Archer Terrebonne. Something long past is poisoning all their lives, bringing death in its wake. 'Every new Robicheaux novel makes me want to start reading the whole series all over again' Time Out
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(As a child he was frightened by the stories... It's out ...)
As a child he was frightened by the stories... It's out there, under the salt of the Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast--a buried Nazi submarine. Detective Dave Robicheaux of the New Ibera Sheriff's office has known if its existence since childhood, when he was terrified by nightmares of the evil Nazi sailors just offshore. Then, as a teenager, he stumbled upon the sunken sub while scuba diving--but for years he kept the secret of its watery grave. ... And now he must face the terrible reality. But decades later, when a powerful Jewish activist wants the sub raised, Robicheaux's knowledge puts him at the center of a terrifying struggle of conflicting desires. A neo-Nazi psychopath named Will Buchalter, who insists that the Holocaust was a hoax, wants to find the submarine first--and he'll stop at nothing to get Robicheaux to talk. James Lee Burke looks long and hard into the human heart of darkness in his most electrifying novel yet, a story of terror and courage in a Southern Louisiana where the horrific and the beautiful rise from the same fertile soil.
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(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying in sixty feet of water off the Louisiana coast, some troubled ghosts are ready to be released. A local businessman is offering Detective Dave Robicheaux big money to bring the wreck to the surface, but he is not the only one after the submarine and its cargo. A new spirit of hatred is abroad, and its embodiment is stalking Robicheaux's wife...BURNING ANGEL When Sonny Marsallas entrusts a mysterious notebook to Dave Robicheaux, a series of violent events is set in train. What did Sonny's girlfriend know that resulted in her murder? What are Sonny's connections with the Mob that finally lead them to send a hitman after Dave? BURNING ANGEL outstrips its crime thriller label to produce a rich, sardonic and terrifying portrayal of contemporary America. PURPLE CANE ROAD Detective Dave Robicheaux embarks on a painful journey to a murky past, when he his told that his mother, Mae, was a hooker and ended her life drowned in a puddle by two cops working for the Mob. Dave learns to confront and accept his mistakes as he tries to track down his mother's killers and bring them to justice.
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(The Fontenot family has lived as sharecroppers on Bertran...)
The Fontenot family has lived as sharecroppers on Bertrand land for as long as anyone in New Iberia, Louisiana, can remember. So why are they now being forced from their homes? And what does the murder of Della Landry--the girlfriend of New Orleans fixer Sonny Boy Marsallus--have to do with it? Marsallus's secrets seem tied to those of the Fontenots. But can Detective Dave Robicheaux make sense of it all before there is more bloodshed? In James Lee Burke's intense and powerful new bestseller, Robicheux digs deep into the bad blood and dirty secrets of Louisiana's past--while having to confront a rag-tag alliance of local mobsters and hired assassin.
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(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying in sixty feet of water off the Louisiana coast, some troubled ghosts are ready to be released. A local businessman is offering Detective Dave Robicheaux big money to bring the wreck to the surface, but he is not the only one after the submarine and its cargo. A new spirit of hatred is abroad, and its embodiment is stalking Robicheaux's wife...BURNING ANGEL When Sonny Marsallas entrusts a mysterious notebook to Dave Robicheaux, a series of violent events is set in train. What did Sonny's girlfriend know that resulted in her murder? What are Sonny's connections with the Mob that finally lead them to send a hitman after Dave? BURNING ANGEL outstrips its crime thriller label to produce a rich, sardonic and terrifying portrayal of contemporary America. PURPLE CANE ROAD Detective Dave Robicheaux embarks on a painful journey to a murky past, when he his told that his mother, Mae, was a hooker and ended her life drowned in a puddle by two cops working for the Mob. Dave learns to confront and accept his mistakes as he tries to track down his mother's killers and bring them to justice.
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(Defending an African American farm family from local mobs...)
Defending an African American farm family from local mobsters who want their land, Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux travels from his native New Orleans to Central America in pursuit of a notorious gambler and hit man Title: Burning Angel Author: Burke, James Lee Publisher: Harpercollins Publication Date: 1996/07/01 Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: BL 99775221
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(IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie...)
IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie crew arrives in New Iberia to shoot a Civil War epic, Robicheaux finds that it's not just the bayou's living inhabitants that are being disturbed. As he hunts a sadistic killer targeting young prostitutes, evidence of an earlier murder is brought to light. The skeletal remains are the last echo of a crime Robicheaux himself witnessed as a college freshman almost forty years ago. 'An hypnotic thriller ...everything that a good mystery is supposed to be' Washington Post CADILLAC JUKEBOX - The call from ex-Klansman Aaron Crown couldn't have been more unexpected. Sentenced to 40 years for the decades-old shooting of a civil rights activist, Crown should have been out of Louisiana, for good. Election candidate Buford LaRose wants Robicheaux to ignore Aaron's calls, promising him a lucrative job when Buford makes governor. Worse still, Buford's wife Karyn seems unhealthily keen to get close to Robicheaux - just like old times ...The LaRoses, each for their own reasons, want Crown's case buried.' The best of American writing, never mind just American crime writing' The Times SUNSET LIMITED - Jack Flynn died on a Klan cross years ago, but Robicheaux has never forgotten it. Nor have Flynn's two children. When they get mixed up with the case of hustler Cool Breeze Broussard, Robicheaux wonders why? Something ties Breeze to the Flynns and all three of them to plantation magnate Archer Terrebonne. Something long past is poisoning all their lives, bringing death in its wake. 'Every new Robicheaux novel makes me want to start reading the whole series all over again' Time Out
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(Les marais de Louisiane dégagent parfois des relents de h...)
Les marais de Louisiane dégagent parfois des relents de haine, dont on voudrait bien se débarrasser définitivement, quitte à trouver un bouc émissaire sur lequel faire porter la responsabilité de toute la communauté. C''est ce rôle que l''on a confié à Aaron Crown en l''accusant du meurtre d''un militant des droits civiques dans les années soixante. De la prison d''Angola où il purge sa peine, Aaron Crown demande à Dave Robicheaux de l''aider à retrouver la liberté.Mais dans le climat électrique qui enveloppe l''élection du prochain gouverneur, la résurgence de sombres affaires peut coûter à Buford LaRose sa candidature et Dave Robicheaux va jouer le trouble-fête en prenant la défense d''un homme que tout accable. Parce qu''il refuse de se fier aux apparences polies d''un pays qui camoufle les cadavres sous le gazon des belles propriétés sudistes, Dave veut découvrir ce qui s''est passé cette nuit-là, il y a trente ans. Mais il va également devoir affronter les souvenirs d''une époque où les vapeurs de l''alcool brouillaient sa mémoire.
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(IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie...)
IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie crew arrives in New Iberia to shoot a Civil War epic, Robicheaux finds that it's not just the bayou's living inhabitants that are being disturbed. As he hunts a sadistic killer targeting young prostitutes, evidence of an earlier murder is brought to light. The skeletal remains are the last echo of a crime Robicheaux himself witnessed as a college freshman almost forty years ago. 'An hypnotic thriller ...everything that a good mystery is supposed to be' Washington Post CADILLAC JUKEBOX - The call from ex-Klansman Aaron Crown couldn't have been more unexpected. Sentenced to 40 years for the decades-old shooting of a civil rights activist, Crown should have been out of Louisiana, for good. Election candidate Buford LaRose wants Robicheaux to ignore Aaron's calls, promising him a lucrative job when Buford makes governor. Worse still, Buford's wife Karyn seems unhealthily keen to get close to Robicheaux - just like old times ...The LaRoses, each for their own reasons, want Crown's case buried.' The best of American writing, never mind just American crime writing' The Times SUNSET LIMITED - Jack Flynn died on a Klan cross years ago, but Robicheaux has never forgotten it. Nor have Flynn's two children. When they get mixed up with the case of hustler Cool Breeze Broussard, Robicheaux wonders why? Something ties Breeze to the Flynns and all three of them to plantation magnate Archer Terrebonne. Something long past is poisoning all their lives, bringing death in its wake. 'Every new Robicheaux novel makes me want to start reading the whole series all over again' Time Out
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(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying in sixty feet of water off the Louisiana coast, some troubled ghosts are ready to be released. A local businessman is offering Detective Dave Robicheaux big money to bring the wreck to the surface, but he is not the only one after the submarine and its cargo. A new spirit of hatred is abroad, and its embodiment is stalking Robicheaux's wife...BURNING ANGEL When Sonny Marsallas entrusts a mysterious notebook to Dave Robicheaux, a series of violent events is set in train. What did Sonny's girlfriend know that resulted in her murder? What are Sonny's connections with the Mob that finally lead them to send a hitman after Dave? BURNING ANGEL outstrips its crime thriller label to produce a rich, sardonic and terrifying portrayal of contemporary America. PURPLE CANE ROAD Detective Dave Robicheaux embarks on a painful journey to a murky past, when he his told that his mother, Mae, was a hooker and ended her life drowned in a puddle by two cops working for the Mob. Dave learns to confront and accept his mistakes as he tries to track down his mother's killers and bring them to justice.
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(Haunted by the mother he never knew, Dave Robicheaux is s...)
Haunted by the mother he never knew, Dave Robicheaux is stunned when a chance meeting reveals that his mother had been murdered by two New Orleans police officers thirty years ago, a discovery that has him searching for the killers. Reprint. Title: Purple Cane Road Author: Burke, James Lee Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 2001/05/01 Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: bl2012034815
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(Sheriff Dave Robicheaux returns to New Orleans in this in...)
Sheriff Dave Robicheaux returns to New Orleans in this intense, atmospheric entry in the New York Times bestselling series by “America’s best novelist” James Lee Burke (The Denver Post) For Dave Robicheaux, there is no easy passage home. New Orleans, and the memories of his life in the Big Easy, will always haunt him. So to return there—as he does in Last Car to Elysian Fields—means visiting old ghosts, exposing old wounds, opening himself up to new, yet familiar, dangers. When Robicheaux, now a police officer based in the somewhat quieter Louisiana town of New Iberia, learns that an old friend, Father Jimmie Dolan, a Catholic priest always at the center of controversy, has been the victim of a particularly brutal assault, he knows he has to return to New Orleans to investigate, if only unofficially. What he doesn’t realize is that in doing so he is inviting into his life—and into the lives of those around him—an ancestral evil that could destroy them all. A masterful exploration of the troubled side of human nature and the darkest corners of the heart, and filled with the kinds of unforgettable characters that are the hallmarks of his novels, Last Car to Elysian Fields is James Lee Burke in top form in the kind of lush, atmospheric thriller that his fans have come to expect from the master of crime fiction.
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(Detective Robicheaux investigates a car crash that ended ...)
Detective Robicheaux investigates a car crash that ended the lives of three teenage girls, a case that is compromised by a grief-crazed father, a psychologically unbalanced assassin, and a cache of dangerous secrets. Title: Last Car to Elysian Fields Author: Burke, James Lee Publisher: Pocket Books Publication Date: 2004/09/01 Number of Pages: 465 Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: bl2004109598
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(When a nice young woman named Trish Klein blows into Loui...)
When a nice young woman named Trish Klein blows into Louisiana passing hundred-dollar bills in local casinos, detective Dave Robicheaux senses a storm bearing down on his new life of contentment....Twenty-five years ago, lost in a drunken haze in Florida, Robicheaux was too far gone to save his friend and fellow 'Nam vet Dallas Klein, murdered in cold blood for gambling debts. Now, the arrival of Dallas's daughter opens a door locked long ago, and extracting her motives points Robicheaux to the suicide of a local "good girl" pulled into a vortex of power, sex, and death. It's Robicheaux's most personally painful case -- a roller coaster of passion, surprise, and regret -- and it may be his deadliest.
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(A troubled young woman breezes into Detective Robicheaux'...)
A troubled young woman breezes into Detective Robicheaux's hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana. She happens to be the daughter of his friend--a friend he witnessed gunned down in a bank robbery, a tragedy that forever changed Robicheaux's life. The twists begin when Trish Klein--the only offspring of Robicheaux's Vietnam-era buddy--starts passing marked hundred-dollar bills in local casinos. Is she a good kid gone bad? A victim's child seeking revenge? A promiscuous beauty seducing everyone good within her grasp? And can Robicheaux make peace with his friend's murder in time to figure out how a local mobster fits into all the schemes and death? Will his life be whole again when it has been shattered by so much tragedy?
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(In the waning days of summer, 2005, a storm with greater ...)
In the waning days of summer, 2005, a storm with greater impact than the bomb that struck Hiroshima peels the face off southern Louisiana. This is the gruesome reality Iberia Parish Sheriff's Detective Dave Robicheaux discovers as he is deployed to New Orleans. As James Lee Burke's new novel, The Tin Roof Blowdown, begins, Hurricane Katrina has left the commercial district and residential neighborhoods awash with looters and predators of every stripe. The power grid of the city has been destroyed, New Orleans reduced to the level of a medieval society. There is no law, no order, no sanctuary for the infirm, the helpless, and the innocent. Bodies float in the streets and lie impaled on the branches of flooded trees. In the midst of an apocalyptical nightmare, Robicheaux must find two serial rapists, a morphine-addicted priest, and a vigilante who may be more dangerous than the criminals looting the city. In a singular style that defies genre, James Lee Burke has created a hauntingly bleak picture of life in New Orleans after Katrina. Filled with complex characters and depictions of people at both their best and worst, The Tin Roof Blowdown is not only an action-packed crime thriller, but a poignant story of courage and sacrifice that critics are already calling Burke's best work.
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( James Lee Burke’s beloved Louisiana lawman Dave Robichea...)
James Lee Burke’s beloved Louisiana lawman Dave Robicheaux returns—this time, traveling from New Iberia Parish to the wilds of Montana in this adventure-filled sequel to Black Cherry Blues. Dave Robicheaux, his wife, and his buddy Clete Purcell have retreated to an old friend’s ranch, hoping to spend their days fishing and enjoying their distance from the harsh, gritty landscape of Louisiana post-Katrina. But the serenity is soon shattered when two college students are found brutally murdered in the hills behind where the Robicheauxs and Purcell are staying. They quickly find themselves involved in a twisted and dangerous mystery involving a wealthy, vicious oil tycoon, his deformed brother and beautiful wife, a sexually deviant minister, an escaped con and former country music star, and a vigilante Texas gunbull out for blood. At the center of the storm is Clete, who cannot shake the feeling that he is being haunted by the ghosts from his past—namely Sally Dio, the mob boss he’d sabotaged and killed years before. Deftly weaving intricate, engaging plotlines and original, compelling characters with his graceful prose, Burke transcends genre yet again in the latest thrilling addition to his New York Times bestselling series.
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(James Lee Burke's new novel, Swan Peak, finds Detective R...)
James Lee Burke's new novel, Swan Peak, finds Detective Robicheaux far from his New Iberia roots, attempting to relax in the untouched wilderness of rural Montana. He, his wife, and his buddy Clete Purcell have retreated to stay at an old friend's ranch, hoping to spend their days fishing and enjoying their distance from the harsh, gritty landscape of Louisiana post-Katrina." But the serenity is soon shattered when two college are found brutally murdered in the hills behind where the Robicheauxs and Purcell are staying. They quickly find themselves involved in a twisted and dangerous mystery involving a wealthy, vicious oil tycoon, his deformed brother and beautiful wife, a sexually deviant minister, an escaped con and former country music star, and a vigilante Texas gunbull out for blood. At the center of the storm is Clete, who cannot shake the feeling that he is being haunted by the ghosts from his past - namely Sally Dio, the mob boss he'd sabotaged and killed years before.
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(The creator of “one of America’s best mystery series” (Li...)
The creator of “one of America’s best mystery series” (Library Journal, starred review), New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke features Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux in a “superlative” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) bayou thriller. The brutal murders of seven young women in a neighboring parish pull Robicheaux from his New Iberia home into a case with all the telltale signs of a serial killer. Except that one of the victims, a high school honors student, doesn’t fit. Investigating with his friend Clete Purcel, Robicheaux confronts Herman Stanga, a notorious pimp and crack dealer—but shocking violence sends the already blood-soaked case spiraling out of control. And with his daughter, Alafair, in love with a man who has dangerous ties to a once prominent Louisiana family, every dark fear Robicheaux harbors for himself and his daughter are on the precipice of becoming reality.
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(Another excellent Dave Robicheaux adventure set in south ...)
Another excellent Dave Robicheaux adventure set in south Louisiana. Burke takes you way down south without the aid of an airline ticket.
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(A fourth novel featuring former Texas Ranger turned lawye...)
A fourth novel featuring former Texas Ranger turned lawyer turned crime fighter, Billy Bob Holland, set in the savage and beautiful landscape of Montana. Wyatt Dixon, rodeo cowboy and 'the most dangerous, depraved, twisted and unpredictable human I ever knew' is certainly not one of Billy Bob Holland's favourite people. Sentenced to sixty years in jail for murder, Dixon is out after only a year, due to the DA's failure to disclose a piece of information. He swears he's a changed man and needs Billy Bob's help, but how can Billy Bob believe the man who tortured his wife? And then there's Johnny American Horse, who has been caught carrying a gun. He says he needs it for protection; in a dream he saw two men coming for him and it isn't long before his prediction proves him right ...
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(In this moving collection of short stories, James Lee Bur...)
In this moving collection of short stories, James Lee Burke elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with his lyrical writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast is a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience -- from love and sex to domestic abuse to war, death, and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed an...)
A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed and popular novelists James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. In his moving collection of short stories, James Lee Burke elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience from love and sex to domestic abuse to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed an...)
A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed and popular novelists James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. In his moving collection of short stories, James Lee Burke elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience from love and sex to domestic abuse to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed an...)
A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed and popular novelists James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. In his moving collection of short stories, James Lee Burke elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience from love and sex to domestic abuse to war and death and friendship.
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(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying in sixty feet of water off the Louisiana coast, some troubled ghosts are ready to be released. A local businessman is offering Detective Dave Robicheaux big money to bring the wreck to the surface, but he is not the only one after the submarine and its cargo. A new spirit of hatred is abroad, and its embodiment is stalking Robicheaux's wife...BURNING ANGEL When Sonny Marsallas entrusts a mysterious notebook to Dave Robicheaux, a series of violent events is set in train. What did Sonny's girlfriend know that resulted in her murder? What are Sonny's connections with the Mob that finally lead them to send a hitman after Dave? BURNING ANGEL outstrips its crime thriller label to produce a rich, sardonic and terrifying portrayal of contemporary America. PURPLE CANE ROAD Detective Dave Robicheaux embarks on a painful journey to a murky past, when he his told that his mother, Mae, was a hooker and ended her life drowned in a puddle by two cops working for the Mob. Dave learns to confront and accept his mistakes as he tries to track down his mother's killers and bring them to justice.
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(Ancien Texas Ranger, Billy Bob Holland est avocat dans la...)
Ancien Texas Ranger, Billy Bob Holland est avocat dans la petite ville de Deaf Smith. Hanté par le fantôme de son meilleur ami, un collègue qu''il a accidentellement abattu lors d''une chasse aux trafiquants de drogue, il porte aussi le secret de la naissance de Lucas, son fils illégitime, qui est élevé par un homme fruste et brutal. Le jour ou Lucas est arrêté pour le viol et le meurtre de sa petite amie, Billy n''a d''autre choix que d''affronter son passé et d''assurer la défense de son fils. Il est convaincu de l''innocence du jeune homme, mais en apporter la preuve dans une ville ou règnent la corruption et la bassesse est une tâche redoutable. La Rose du Cimarron inaugure la nouvelle série de Burke dont le héros est l''avocat Billy Bob Holland.
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(Year after year, season after season, for as long as Dara...)
Year after year, season after season, for as long as Darak's people could remember, the battle of the Oak and the Holly had taken place, bringing an end to Winter and the rebirth of Spring. But this year the battle went wrong as Darak's brother became possessed by the spirit of the Holly. To free him, Darak must undertake a quest to restore the very balance of nature.
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(THE COLLECTION NO CRIME FICTION FAN SHOULD BE WITHOUT -- ...)
THE COLLECTION NO CRIME FICTION FAN SHOULD BE WITHOUT -- THE ESSENTIAL SHORT STORIES OF JAMES LEE BURKE "America's best novelist" (The Denver Post ), two-time Edgar Award winner James Lee Burke is renowned for his lush, suspense-charged portrayals of the Deep South -- the people, the crime, the hope and despair infused in the bayou landscape. This stunning anthology takes us back to where Burke's heart and soul beat -- the steamy, seamy Gulf Coast -- in complex and fascinating tales that crackle with violence and menace, meshing his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Jesus Out to Sea. Burke is one of the country's most acclaimed and popular novelists. He elegantly marries his flair for gripping storytelling with an urbane writing style and complex, fascinating character portraits. The backdrop of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast proves to be a versatile setting for Burke's stories, which cover the scope of the human experience, from love and sex to domestic abuse, to war and death and friendship.
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(The Chronicles of the Rain Crow tells of a woman's journe...)
The Chronicles of the Rain Crow tells of a woman's journey through multiple challenges that test her spirit. But, even at her lowest, most impoverished point, she's not the type to ever give up hope. Then she hears that her broth has cancer and wants to help her, while she can't even help herself. She even feels too humble to pray for a miracle. Yet, suddenly, she receives the very thing for which she was hesitant to ask. And so she sets off on a life-changing journey that brings great trials, great love, and great-and often amusing-spiritual beings and experiences into her life, making her determined to fulfill her noble assignment: to release the death wish that humanity so often carries with it and to show, if only by example, how to be happy.
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(Hurrikan Katrina fegt über New Orleans hinweg und legt di...)
Hurrikan Katrina fegt über New Orleans hinweg und legt die Stadt in Schutt und Asche. Mit all seinem Können, feinen Charakterbeschreibungen und dichten Schilderungen der Südstaatenatmosphäre widmet sich Burke in seinem facettenreichen "Sturm über New Orleans" dieser Katastrophe. Wer Burke liest, spürt die Hitze der Stadt, schmeckt den Geruch der Zerstörung, riecht den Dunst der Bars. Inmitten des Chaos lässt er den eigenwilligen Dave Robicheaux seinen Job erledigen. Robicheaux ist Vietnam-Veteran und trockener Alkoholiker, der in seinem Leben diverse Schicksalsschläge hinnehmen musste. Als Cop folgt er seiner ganz eigenen Vorstellung von Moral und Gerechtigkeit. Burke hat mit "Sturm über New Orleans" einen fulminanten Roman geschrieben. Der Leser taucht sofort in seine bildhafte Sprache ein und sieht einen Film vor seinem inneren Auge vorbeiziehen. Burke ist ganz großes Kino!
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(America's finest crime writer sends hero Billy Bob Hollan...)
America's finest crime writer sends hero Billy Bob Holland deep into Montana - paradise to some, to others a savage wilderness...When Billy Bob Holland visits his old friend Doc Voss, he finds himself caught up in a horrific tragedy. Doc's daughter has been brutally attacked by bikers, and the ringleader, Lamar Ellison, walks free when the DNA samples 'get lost'. Then Ellison is burned alive and Doc is arrested. So much for Billy Bob's vacation - Doc needs a lawyer, and fast. And that's not all. Newly released killer Wyatt Dixon has tracked Billy Bob to Montana, bent on avenging the death of his sister for which he holds Billy Bob responsible. And Wyatt is only one thread of a tangled web of evil that includes neo-Nazi militias, gold miners who tip cyanide into the rivers, a paedophile ring, and the Mob. As the corpses of the guilty and innocent pile up, Billy Bob stands alone.
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(Son Holland and Hugh Allison have only one thing in commo...)
Son Holland and Hugh Allison have only one thing in common--they escaped from prison together. Running from the law isn't easy and Son and Hugh have a lot to learn. With one prison guarde left for dead, Son and Hugh have to g as far as they can to avoid being put behind bars in a Louisiana jail. What ensues is a whirlwind trip from Louisiana to Texas, where they collide with eccentric characters and life-threatening circumstances. With word of their escape traveling fast, they onlyhope they have of freedome is by becomnig key players in another violent, yet magnificent event: The Texas Revolution.
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("Our 6th in the Dave Robicheaux series. Sweet Pea Chaisso...)
"Our 6th in the Dave Robicheaux series. Sweet Pea Chaisson has parked his pink Cadillac convertible full of hookers in the parking lot of a convenience store in Spanish Lake, Louisiana. He's causing a commotion, but not because of the car or the women--his mother's coffin is sticking out of the trunk. Welcome again to the world of Dave Robicheaux, the Bayou cop who works murder cases and a twelve-step program with a unique mixture of gentleness and suppressed rage. On his beat in Iberia Parrish, ancient burial sites, a Vietnam war diary, an old affair, and a street hustler are stirring up trouble. Dave needs to solve these overlapping puzzles, or he'll end up without a job---or his life. Edgar Award-winning author James Lee Burke twines threads of the past and present to create unforgettable visions and characters that are dramatically brought to life by Mark Hammer's brilliant narration. "James Lee Burke knows how to tell a story with pyrotechnics, art, and heart." ---Washington Post Book World "Bookwatch praises "Mark Hammer's drawl and accent: the perfect choice to accompany the story..." [from case]
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(Le père de Megan Flynn avait eu le tort de chercher à déf...)
Le père de Megan Flynn avait eu le tort de chercher à défendre les exploités. Il l''avait payé de sa vie. Cloué à la porte d''une grange comme un oiseau de malheur. Les habitants de New Iberia n''avaient rien fait pour identifier l''auteur du crime.Les années ont passé, Megan est devenue une photographe de presse célèbre. Son frère Cisco a réussi dans le cinéma. Tous deux reviennent au pays, un retour qui va rallumer des brasiers mal éteints. Depuis la guerre de Sécession, la haine et le sang imprègnent la terre de Louisiane. Le cimetière de la puissante famille Terrebonne en garde encore la trace. Quel terrible secret Lila Terrebonne cherche-t-elle à noyer dans l''alcool ? Où Cisco Flynn a-t-il trouvé l''argent pour financer son film ? Pourquoi des hommes peu recommandables comme le cinéaste Billy Hoitzner gravitent-ils dans l''entourage du frère de Megan ?Entre un ex-taulard au faciès difforme et un tueur qui semble avoir le don d''ubiquité, Dave Robicheaux cherche la vérité. Une quête qui le conduira jusqu''aux racines du mal.Dixième aventure de Dave Robicheaux, Sunset Limited est l''un des romans les plus éblouissants de James Lee Burke.
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(My law office was located on the old courthouse square of...)
My law office was located on the old courthouse square of Missoula, Montana, not far from the two or three blocks of low-end bars and hotels that front the railyards, where occasionally Johnny American Horse ended up on a Sunday morning, sleeping in a doorway, shivering in the cold.
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(Charles Wise, a twelve year old boy from Massachusetts is...)
Charles Wise, a twelve year old boy from Massachusetts is transported to planet Cambium by the dryad Heartwood. Heartwood informs Charles about Cambium’s harrowing past. He explains how Domin, a ruthless cybernetic dog eradicated his former masters, the humans of Cambium. Humans discarded nature and it responded violently. The planet went through a supernatural evolutionary change. Realigning itself, creating new resilient species such as witches and warlocks. Charles meets the Witches of Larista befriending one named Vesta, who struggles with her mother’s untimely death. Vesta tells Charles about Cynad, a once beloved witch matriarch who orchestrated the escape of witches from their oppressive warlock husbands. She risked her life holding clandestine meetings to teach reading to witches, an illegal practice in Linz. She encouraged witches to practice their powers in private, an act of defiance but a means for escape to the mountains of Larista. Eventually Cynad becomes an outcast, when she could not see past her own hatred. Heartwood tells Charles about their planet’s uncertain future. Aliens recently landed on Cambium unleashing a virus which fossilizes dryads. Heartwood’s plan is to return to the alien ship to stop the virus. Heartwood is taking Charles not on a magical journey but on a mission. Accompanying Heartwood are the witches of Larista, the elves of Delvinport and the gnomes of Krow. Unbeknownst to Charles, he is the key to Cambium’s salvation, if he can learn to love Cambium as his home. When Domin finds out a human walks the lands, breaking Cambium law, he’ll stop at nothing to ensure Charles is destroyed. His vengeance puts every living creature at risk of contracting this insidious virus. It is a race against time and the outcome could be catastrophic for Cambium.
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Burke was born in Houston, Texas, but spent most of his childhood on the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast.
He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and University of Missouri, receiving a Bachelor and Master of Arts from the latter.
The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin (Heaven"s Prisoners) and then Tommy Lee Jones (In the Electric Mist). Burke has also written seven miscellaneous crime novels, two short story collections, four books starring protagonist Texas attorney, and three books starring Billy Bob"s cousin Texas sheriff. He has worked in a wide variety of industries over the years, including oil, journalism and social care.
He taught for the creative writing program at Wichita State University during the "80s, shortly before resettling in Montana.
In 1988 James Lee Burke Burke was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. James Lee Burke has been recognized three times by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA).
The MWA awarded its Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel of the year in 1990 for Black Cherry Blues. In 1998 the MWA again awarded its "Edgar" for Best Novel of the year for Burke"s Cimarron Rose.
Then in 2009 James Lee Burke received the MWA"s Grand Master Award.
Stephen King said in a 2015 interview that he reads Burke because he is a "gorgeous prose stylist.
(Defending an African American farm family from local mobs...)
(THE COLLECTION NO CRIME FICTION FAN SHOULD BE WITHOUT -- ...)
(Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about a...)
(Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about a...)
(Contains "To The Bright and Shining Sun", a story about a...)
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(“It’s impossible to think of the Louisiana bayou without ...)
(A New York Times Bestseller Acclaimed for his bestsellin...)
(The creator of “one of America’s best mystery series” (Li...)
(When Hackberry Holland became sheriff of a tiny Texas tow...)
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(Sheriff Dave Robicheaux returns to New Orleans in this in...)
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(This early novel from bestselling author James Lee Burke ...)
(Les marais de Louisiane dégagent parfois des relents de h...)
(Detective Robicheaux investigates a car crash that ended ...)
(IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie...)
(IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie...)
(IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD - When a movie...)
(“America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post ) brings back ...)
(NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LEE BURKE THE N...)
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(In this moving collection of short stories, James Lee Bur...)
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(For years, critics have acclaimed the power of James Lee ...)
(James Lee Burke's new novel, Swan Peak, finds Detective R...)
(A fourth novel featuring former Texas Ranger turned lawye...)
(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
(James Lee Burke's new novel finds Detective Robicheaux fa...)
(DIXIE CITY JAM When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying ...)
(In the waning days of summer, 2005, a storm with greater ...)
(Sous la réserve indienne des Pieds Noirs se trouvent des ...)
(A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed an...)
(A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed an...)
(A short story from one of the country's most-acclaimed an...)
(America's finest crime writer sends hero Billy Bob Hollan...)
(The Fontenot family has lived as sharecroppers on Bertran...)
( A Morning for Flamingos is a classic Dave Robicheaux Lo...)
(Meet Avery Broussard, the last in a line of once-substant...)
(Charles Wise, a twelve year old boy from Massachusetts is...)
(The Chronicles of the Rain Crow tells of a woman's journe...)
(Iry Paret's done his time -- two years for manslaughter i...)
(Son Holland and Hugh Allison have only one thing in commo...)
(A troubled young woman breezes into Detective Robicheaux'...)
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(Ancien Texas Ranger, Billy Bob Holland est avocat dans la...)
(Hurrikan Katrina fegt über New Orleans hinweg und legt di...)
(This book is the third in a series featuring ex-New Orlea...)
(Le père de Megan Flynn avait eu le tort de chercher à déf...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(A short story from James Lee Burke's story collection, Je...)
(Another excellent Dave Robicheaux adventure set in south ...)
(This is a collection of four paperback books by James Lee...)
(This is a collection of four paperback books by James Lee...)
(This is a collection of four paperback books by James Lee...)
(Black Cherry Blues- A Dave Robicheaux Novel by Burke,Jame...)
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Author: (novels) Half of Paradise, 1965, To The Bright and Shining Sun, 1970, Lay Down My Sword and Shield, 1971, Two for Texas, 1982, The Lost Get-Back Boogie, 1986, White Doves at Morning, 2002, Rain Gods, 2009 (Publishers Weekly bestseller), (Dave Robicheaux series) The Neon Rain, 1987, Heaven's Prisoners, 1988, Black Cherry Blues, 1989 (Edgar Allan Poe award for Best Novel, 1990), A Morning for Flamingos, 1990, A Stained White Radiance, 1992, In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead, 1993, Dixie City Jam, 1994, Burning Angel, 1995, Cadillac Jukebox, 1996, Sunset Limited, 1998, Purple Cane Road, 2000, Jolie Blon's Bounce, 2002, Last Car to Elysian Fields, 2003, Crusader's Cross, 2005, Pegasus Descending, 2006, The Tin Roof Blowdown, 2007, Swan Peak, 2008, The Glass Rainbow, 2010, (Billy Bob Holland series) Cimarron Rose, 1997 (Edgar Allan Poe award for Best Novel, 1998), Heartwood, 1999, Bitterroot, 2001, In the Moon of Red Ponies, 2004, (short stories) The Convict, 1985, Jesus Out to Sea, 2007.
Married Pearl Burke; 4 children.