Heartwood (Billy Bob Holland)

by JamesLeeBurke (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1999

  $5.75

  Deaf Smith, Texas, a small town with small town problems until the local boy made good Earl Deitrich decides that he isn't prepared to share his kind of good fortune with anybody else.

  Wilbur Pickett is a retired rodeo rider with big dreams. Dreams of a secure future for himself and his native American wife, a blind woman who sees more than a blind woman should thanks to her ancient heritage. When Wilbur happens upon a parcel of land with black gold waiting for the taking he also happens on Deitrich and a whole bunch of violent problems. Only lawyer Billy Bob Holland is prepared to stand up for Wilbur, to stand against the juggernaut that is Deitrich and his corrupting influence.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $4.00

  'The crime book of the year is unquestionably James Lee Burke's HEARTWOOD . . .there is no better crime writing coming out of America' EVENING STANDARD
  
  Deaf Smith, Texas, a small town with small town problems until the local boy made good Earl Deitrich decides that he isn't prepared to share his kind of good fortune with anybody else.

  Wilbur Pickett is a retired rodeo rider with big dreams. Dreams of a secure future for himself and his native American wife, a blind woman who sees more than a blind woman should thanks to her ancient heritage. When Wilbur happens upon a parcel of land with black gold waiting for the taking he also happens on Deitrich and a whole bunch of violent problems. Only lawyer Billy Bob Holland is prepared to stand up for Wilbur, to stand against the juggernaut that is Deitrich and his corrupting influence.

  Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:

  'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly

  'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King

  'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' Daily Mail

  Fans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke:

  Billy Bob Holland Series

  1. Cimarron Rose
  2. Heartwood
  3. Bitterroot
  4. In The Moon of Red Ponies

  Dave Robicheaux Series

  1. The Neon Rain
  2. Heaven's Prisoners
  3. Black Cherry Blues
  4. A Morning for Flamingos
  5. A Stained White Radiance
  6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
  7. Dixie City Jam
  8. Burning Angel
  9. Cadillac Jukebox
  10. Sunset Limited
  11. Purple Cane Road
  12. Jolie Blon's Bounce
  13. Last Car to Elysian Fields
  14. Crusader's Cross
  15. Pegasus Descending
  16. The Tin Roof Blowdown
  17. Swan Peak
  18. The Glass Rainbow
  19. Creole Belle
  20. Light of the World
  21. Robicheaux

  Hackberry Holland Series

  1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield
  2. Rain Gods
  3. Feast Day of Fools
  4. House of the Rising Sun

  
  

  * Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *

• New

  Paperback
  2000

  $11.76

  'The crime book of the year is unquestionably James Lee Burke's HEARTWOOD . . .there is no better crime writing coming out of America' EVENING STANDARD
  
  Deaf Smith, Texas, a small town with small town problems until the local boy made good Earl Deitrich decides that he isn't prepared to share his kind of good fortune with anybody else.

  Wilbur Pickett is a retired rodeo rider with big dreams. Dreams of a secure future for himself and his native American wife, a blind woman who sees more than a blind woman should thanks to her ancient heritage. When Wilbur happens upon a parcel of land with black gold waiting for the taking he also happens on Deitrich and a whole bunch of violent problems. Only lawyer Billy Bob Holland is prepared to stand up for Wilbur, to stand against the juggernaut that is Deitrich and his corrupting influence.

  Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:

  'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly

  'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King

  'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' Daily Mail

  Fans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke:

  Billy Bob Holland Series

  1. Cimarron Rose
  2. Heartwood
  3. Bitterroot
  4. In The Moon of Red Ponies

  Dave Robicheaux Series

  1. The Neon Rain
  2. Heaven's Prisoners
  3. Black Cherry Blues
  4. A Morning for Flamingos
  5. A Stained White Radiance
  6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
  7. Dixie City Jam
  8. Burning Angel
  9. Cadillac Jukebox
  10. Sunset Limited
  11. Purple Cane Road
  12. Jolie Blon's Bounce
  13. Last Car to Elysian Fields
  14. Crusader's Cross
  15. Pegasus Descending
  16. The Tin Roof Blowdown
  17. Swan Peak
  18. The Glass Rainbow
  19. Creole Belle
  20. Light of the World
  21. Robicheaux

  Hackberry Holland Series

  1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield
  2. Rain Gods
  3. Feast Day of Fools
  4. House of the Rising Sun

  
  

  * Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *