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Light of the World
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Light of the World

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James Lee Burke’s legendary detective Dave Robicheaux returns to try to save his daughter from a sadistic killer.

When Detective Dave Robicheaux’s daughter, Alafair, declares her intention to interview a convicted serial killer called Asa Surette, he does all he can to dissuade her. Dave has always encouraged her ambitions as a writer, but as a father he doesn’t want her to be exposed to a man so nakedly evil. And his fears seem well founded when Alafair is visibly shocked by the encounter.

Two years later, the horror Surette evoked is all but forgotten, as Dave and his family are vacationing amidst the natural beauty of Montana. But evil, it seems, has followed them into this wild paradise. Someone is stalking Alafair, and Dave begins to suspect that it’s Surette - even though he officially died when the prison truck he was being transported in collided with an oil tanker. Is Alafair now the target of one of the most depraved serial killers ever to have been caught, or has she unwittingly crossed paths with a murderous psychopath closer to home?

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:

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

Billy Bob Holland Series

  1. Cimarron Rose

  2. Heartwood

  3. Bitterroot

  4. In The Moon of Red Ponies

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

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Country
United Kingdom
Date
11 November 2014
Pages
560
ISBN
9781409128694

James Lee Burke’s legendary detective Dave Robicheaux returns to try to save his daughter from a sadistic killer.

When Detective Dave Robicheaux’s daughter, Alafair, declares her intention to interview a convicted serial killer called Asa Surette, he does all he can to dissuade her. Dave has always encouraged her ambitions as a writer, but as a father he doesn’t want her to be exposed to a man so nakedly evil. And his fears seem well founded when Alafair is visibly shocked by the encounter.

Two years later, the horror Surette evoked is all but forgotten, as Dave and his family are vacationing amidst the natural beauty of Montana. But evil, it seems, has followed them into this wild paradise. Someone is stalking Alafair, and Dave begins to suspect that it’s Surette - even though he officially died when the prison truck he was being transported in collided with an oil tanker. Is Alafair now the target of one of the most depraved serial killers ever to have been caught, or has she unwittingly crossed paths with a murderous psychopath closer to home?

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:

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

Billy Bob Holland Series

  1. Cimarron Rose

  2. Heartwood

  3. Bitterroot

  4. In The Moon of Red Ponies

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

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Country
United Kingdom
Date
11 November 2014
Pages
560
ISBN
9781409128694