Synopses & Reviews
Set in the rugged Bitterroot valley of Montana -- home to celebrities seeking to escape the pressures of public life and xenophobes dedicated to establishing a bulkhed of patriotic paranoia --
Bitterroot features Blly Bob Holland, former Texas Ranger and now a Texas-based lawyer, who has come to Big Sky country at the request of an old friend in trouble.
And big trouble it is, not just for his friend, but for Billy Bob himself -- in the form of Wyatt Dixon, a recent prison parolee sworn to kill Billy Bob as revenge for both his imprisonment and his sister's death, both of which he blames on the former Texas lawman. As the mysteries multiply and the body count mounts, the listener is drawn deeper and deeper into the tortured mind of Billy Bob Holland, an incredibly complex hero, tormented by the mistakes of his past and driven to make things -- all things -- right. What makes him especially facinationg is that beneath the guise of justice for the weak and downtrodden lies a tendency for violence that at all times becomes more terrifying than the danger he is trying to eradicate.
Crafted with the lyrical prose and the elegiac tome that have inspired many critics to compare James lee Burke to William Faulkner, Bitterroot is a thriller that surpasses the success of his previous novels.
Synopsis
After tangling with the local mining company, Billy Bob Holland's old friend Doc Voss is in danger. Some militiamen desperadoes will resort to any means--including assaulting Doc's daughter--to make him back off. Little does Billy Bob know that one of these psychotic thugs has a blood grudge against him and won't stop until he exacts the ultimate revenge.
About the Author
James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, is the author of twenty previous novels, including
The New York Times bestsellers
Sunset Limited, Cimarron Rose, Cadillac Jukebox, Burning Angel, Dixie City Jam, and
Purple Cane Road. He lives with his wife in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.