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James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the author of thirty-one previous novels and two collections of short stories, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Glass Rainbow, Swan Peak, The Tin Roof Blowdown, Last Car to Elysian Fields, and Rain Gods. He lives in Missoula, Montana.

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A Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set
A Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set Neon Rain, Heaven's Prisoners, Excerpt from The Glass Rainbow By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Boxed Set eBook
Publication date: April 5, 2011
Meet Dave Robicheaux again for the first time!This boxed set includes the first two novels featuring fan favorite Detective Dave Robicheaux, The Neon Rain and Heaven’s Prisoners, plus an excerpt from the most recent...
Other Formats: eBook, eBook
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A Stained White Radiance By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 464 pages
Publication date: November 30, 2010
“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...
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The Glass Rainbow A Dave Robicheaux Novel By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publication date: July 13, 2010
James Lee Burke’s eagerly awaited new novel finds Detective Dave Robicheaux back in New Iberia, Louisiana, and embroiled in the most harrowing and dangerous case of his career. Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson...
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Pegasus Descending A Dave Robicheaux Novel By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
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...
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Crusader's Cross A Dave Robicheaux Novel By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
FOR DETECTIVE DAVE ROBICHEAUX, memories—including those of a strange and violent summer from his youth—are best left alone. But a dying man’s confession forces Robicheaux to resurrect a decades-old mystery...
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Swan Peak A Dave Robicheaux Novel By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
TAKING A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK from the gritty, hurricane-ravaged landscape of their Louisiana home, lawman Dave Robicheaux, his wife, and his buddy Clete Purcel head to a friend’s Montana ranch, where they hope to spend...
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The Tin Roof Blowdown A Dave Robicheaux Novel By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
HURRICANE KATRINA HAS REDUCED the Big Easy to the level of a medieval society. Now, with looters descending and violence erupting in the streets, Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Detective Dave Robicheaux combs the apocalyptic...
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Lay Down My Sword and Shield By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: February 16, 2010
Hackberry Holland, cousin of beloved James Lee Burke hero Billy Bob Holland, made his debut in Lay Down My Sword and Shield, originally published in 1971. Now, re-released in trade paperback, fans can learn about Hack’s...
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Rain Gods A Novel By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publication date: July 14, 2009
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...
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The Convict and Other Stories By: James Lee Burke
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: March 17, 2009
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,...
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