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Purple Cane Road

by James Lee Burke

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

From Edgar Award-winner James Lee Burke comes this emotional powerhouse of a novel...in which everyman hero Dave Robicheaux confronts the secrets of his long-forgotten past in a shattering tale of revenge, murder, and a mother's haunting legacy....

Robicheaux first hears it from a pimp eager to trade information for his life: Mae Guillory was murdered outside a New Orleans nightclub by two cops. Dave Robicheaux was just a boy when his mother ran out on him and his whiskey-driven father.

Now Robicheaux is a man, still haunted by her desertion and her death. More than thirty-five years after Mae Guillory died, her son will go to any length to bring her killers to justice. And as he moves closer to what happened that long-ago night, the Louisiana cop crosses lines of color and class to find the place where secrets of his past lie buried...and where all roads lead to revenge — but only one road leads to the truth....

Review:

"A thoroughly absorbing mystery packed with the colorful characters and moral dilemmas that have turned Dave Robicheaux into one of the more vivid literary creations of the last 20 years." Daily News (New York)

Review:

"America's best novelist." The Denver Post

Review:

"Nobody writes about the bad old days down South like James Lee Burke." The New York Times

About the Author

James Lee Burke is the author of nineteen books, including the bestsellers Heartwood, Sunset Limited, Cimarron Rose, Cadillac Jukebox, Burning Angel, and Dixie City Jam. He lives with his wife in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780440224044
Author:
Burke, James Lee
Publisher:
Dell Publishing Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Series
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Mothers
Subject:
Private investigators
Subject:
New Iberia
Subject:
Robicheaux, Dave
Subject:
Mothers - Death
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Dave Robicheaux Mysteries
Series Volume:
no. 7
Publication Date:
May 2001
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
7.18x3.96x1.06 in. .45 lbs.

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