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James Lee Burke
A novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana, as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters-enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers-are caught in…
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In the latest Robicheaux novel, Clete Purcel - veteran, private investigator, and former New Orleans cop - takes centre stage for the first time.
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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…
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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.
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James Lee Burke (Author)
Detective Dave Robicheaux is back in his most difficult case yet.
The outstanding first book in the ever-popular Dave Robicheaux series.
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Bestselling author James Lee Burke tells his most thrilling and insightful story yet through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Bessie Holland
At the beginning of the twentieth century, as America grapples…
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…
From the New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke comes the latest instalment of the Holland family saga
James Lee Burke with a compelling character: a sheriff with a haunted past on the hunt for a deranged killer.
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One of the greatest American detectives is back! Detective Dave Robicheaux is facing his toughest case yet.
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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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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…
EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR
From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and…
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, as…
"Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands…
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The third highly acclaimed novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, and winner of the Edgar award.
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…
‘No argument: James Lee Burke is among the finest of all contemporary American novelists’ DAILY MAIL
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.
The sixth Dave Robicheaux novel from SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author James Lee Burke.
A Civil War thriller shot through with Southern Gothic, from the godfather of Southern noir James Lee Burke.
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…
America’s most acclaimed crime writer returns to Louisiana and one of the best-loved detectives in fiction, Dave Robicheaux.
‘Evil, bigotry and doing the right thing. All are done as expertly as ever by a master writer’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
The tenth Robicheaux mystery, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award.
A novel set during the Texas revolution.
A novel set in the Louisiana heartland.
‘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.
The fifth gripping novel in the highly acclaimed Dave Robicheaux series.
A superb Dave Robicheaux mystery from the multi award-winning crime writer.
