Heaven's Prisoners - Brossura

Burke, James Lee

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ISBN 10: 0743449193 ISBN 13: 9780743449199

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2002

Riassunto

James Lee Burke’s second Robicheaux novel takes the detective out of New Orleans and into the bayou as he seeks a quieter life.

Vietnam vet Dave Robicheaux has turned in his detective’s badge, is winning his battle against booze, and has left New Orleans with his wife for the tranquil beauty of Louisiana’s bayous. But a plane crash on the Gulf brings a young girl into his life—and with her comes a netherworld of murder, deception, and homegrown crime. Suddenly Robicheaux is confronting Bubba Rocque, a brutal hood he’s known since childhood; Rocque’s hungry Cajun wife; and a Federal agent with more guts than sense. In a backwater world where a swagger and a gun go further than the law, Robicheaux and those he loves are caught on a tide of violence far bigger than them all...

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Recensione:

Kansas City Star Riveting...Burke is a master.

New York Newsday A fine, compelling novel.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Fine, intelligent prose, gritty yet poetic.

Elmore Leonard Burke tells a story in a style all his own: language that's alive, electric; he's a master at setting mood, laying in atmosphere, all with quirky, raunchy dialogue that's a delight.

L'autore:

James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, is the author of twenty-one novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Sunset Limited, Cimarron Rose, Cadillac Jukebox, Burning Angel, Dixie City Jam, Purple Cane Road, Bitterroot, and Jolie Blon's Bounce. He lives with his wife in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0743449193
• ISBN 13: 9780743449199
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320