James Lee Burkeâs most beloved character, Dave Robicheaux, returns in this New York Times bestselling mystery set in the towns and backwoods of Louisiana: an âenthralling yet grim novel thatâ¦will captivate, start to finishâ (Publishers Weekly).
Dave Robicheaux is a haunted man. From the acts he committed in Vietnam, to his battles with alcoholism, to the sudden loss of his beloved wife, Molly, his thoughts drift from one irreconcilable memory to the next. Images of ghosts pepper his reality. Robicheauxâs only beacon remains serving as a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana.
Itâs in that capacity that Robicheaux crosses paths with powerful mob boss, Tony Nemo. Tony has a Civil War sword heâd like to give to Levon Broussard, a popular local author whose books have been adapted into major Hollywood films. Then thereâs Jimmy Nightengale, the young poster boy of New Orleans wealth and glamour. Jimmyâs fond of Levonâs work, and even fonder of his beautiful, enigmatic wife, Rowena. Tony thinks Jimmy can be a US Senator someday, and has the resources and clout to make it happen. Thereâs something off about the relationship among these three men, and after a vicious assault, itâs up to Robicheaux to uncover the truth âin the barn-burner of a climaxâ (Booklist, starred review).
Complicating matters is the sudden death of the New Iberian local responsible for Mollyâs death; namely that Robicheauxâs colleague thinks Robicheaux had something to do with it. As Robicheaux works to clear his name and make sense of the murder, a harrowing study of America emerges: this nationâs abiding conflict between a sense of past grandeur and a legacy of shame, its easy seduction by demagogues and wealth, and its predilection for violence and revenge. âIt has been almost five years since James Lee Burkeâs last Dave Robicheaux novel, and it was absolutely worth the waitâ (Associated Press).
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Author : Burke, James Lee
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2018-09-04
Number Of Pages : 464
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1501176862
ISBN-13 : 9781501176869
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5.5 in x 8.4 in
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