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Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux)

Purple Cane Road (Dave Robicheaux)

by JamesLeeBurke (Author)

Synopsis

When Dave Robicheaux discovers that his mother was a hooker who was murdered by two cops working for the Mob, his quest to find her killers begins. It brings him into contact with Jim Gable, whose mansion stands at the top of Purple Cane Road and who has intimate knowledge of Dave's wife's past.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Orion
Published: 17 Jul 2000
ISBN 10: 0752825577
ISBN 13: 9780752825571
Book Overview: James Lee Burke won the 1998 CWA / The Macallan Gold Dagger for fiction for SUNSET LIMITED Tommy Lee Jones has bought DIXIE CITY JAM to produce, direct and star as Robicheaux Wonderful reviews in the UK: The ultimate in crime writing. Uniquely satisfying Literary Review Among the best American writers working today Daily Telegraph James Lee Burke is an exceptional writer; no qualification necessary Observer The best of American writing, never mind just crime writing The Times
 Prizes: Shortlisted for Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction 2000.

Media Reviews
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 *
The gentle giant of US crime writers, Burke always ensures that his Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux grapples with hot topics as much as with his own inner demons. * i newspaper *
There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society. * Independent *
The king of Southern noir. * Daily Mirror *
His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly. * Sunday Telegraph *
One of the finest American writers. * Guardian *
When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers. * Daily Express *
Author Bio
James Lee Burke is the author of many previous novels, several featuring Detective Dave Robicheaux. He won the EDGAR AWARD in 1998 for CIMARRON ROSE, while BLACK CHERRY BLUES won the EDGAR in 1990 and SUNSET LIMITED was awarded the CWA GOLD DAGGER in 1998. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana and New Iberia, Louisiana.