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James Lee Burke
A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times bestselling James Lee Burke.
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A Civil War thriller shot through with Southern Gothic, from the godfather of Southern noir James Lee Burke.
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James Lee Burke (Author)
Detective Dave Robicheaux is back in his most difficult case yet.
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The outstanding first book in the ever-popular Dave Robicheaux series.
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‘No argument: James Lee Burke is among the finest of all contemporary American novelists’ DAILY MAIL
BURKE JAMES LEE
New Orleans detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with police brass, with killers and hustlers, and the bottle. Lost without his wife’s love, Robicheaux haunts the…
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A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times bestselling James Lee Burke
Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of…
In the latest installment in his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave's partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for…
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New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave Robicheaux's partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time, as Clete and Dave attempt to stop…
In the latest Robicheaux novel, Clete Purcel - veteran, private investigator, and former New Orleans cop - takes centre stage for the first time.
From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters - enslaved and free…
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The creator of Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux and characters based on his own family, James Lee Burke has used the mystery genre to explore enduring issues such as the nature…
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Challenges that notion that mysteries and detective stories should be taken less seriously than so-called literary fiction. This book examines James Lee burke as a writer who has expanded the…
America’s most acclaimed crime writer returns to Louisiana and one of the best-loved detectives in fiction, Dave Robicheaux.
The third highly acclaimed novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, and winner of the Edgar award.
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The 8th Dave Robicheaux novel from SUNDAY TIMES bestselling and award-winning author James Lee Burke.
New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings readers a captivating tale of justice, love, brutality, and mysticism set in the turbulent 1960s.
In his most autobiographical novel to date, James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural…
A novel set in the Louisiana heartland.
A novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, acclaimed as ‘one of the wonders of American crime fiction’ (MAIL ON SUNDAY)
The 7th Dave Robicheaux novel from Sunday Times bestselling author James Lee Burke
The second Dave Robicheaux novel from the award-winning crime writer.
Trouble is rising in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley and only one man is willing to stop it…
The 9th Dave Robicheaux novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling, award-winning author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN.
James Lee Burke’s legendary detective Dave Robicheaux returns to try to save his daughter from a sadistic killer.
A fateful encounter with Bonnie and Clyde, a crime of greed, cruelty and the horror of war. From the award-winning author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN
New York Times bestseller and ‘one of the finest crime writer’s America has ever produced’ James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son…
From New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke - an atmospheric, coming-of-age story set in Texas, 1952. Perfect for fans of Cormac McCarthy and Michael Connelly.
One of the greatest American detectives is back! Detective Dave Robicheaux is facing his toughest case yet.
The shocking death of a young woman leads Detective Dave Robicheaux into the dark corners of Hollywood, the mafia, and the backwoods of Louisiana in this gripping mystery from modern…
The sixth Dave Robicheaux novel from SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author James Lee Burke.
‘Evil, bigotry and doing the right thing. All are done as expertly as ever by a master writer’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
A novel set during the Texas revolution.
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‘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
A novel about the American Civil War.
The 11th Dave Robicheaux novel from bestseller James Lee Burke.
America’s finest crime writer pitches his hero Billy Bob Holland deep into Montana Paradise to some, to others a savage wilderness
The Convict and other stories is a superb collection of stories, set in and around the American Deep South - lush and mysterious, dripping with atmosphere like rain in the…
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America’s most acclaimed crime writer and winner of the 1998 CWA/Macallan Gold Dagger returns to Louisiana with his great detective, Dave Robicheaux
‘A lyrical and lovely novel that takes Burke back to the top of the crimewriting tree where he richly belongs’ Independent On Sunday
This is a fourth novel featuring former Texas Ranger turned lawyer turned crime fighter, Billy Bob Holland, set in the savage and beautiful landscape of Montana.
