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Clete
James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop the ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug
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Flags on the Bayou
In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate Army is in disarray, corrupt structures are falling apart, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom.
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Harbor Lights
Harbor Lights is a story collection featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge
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Dave Robicheaux has fought many battles: with killers, hustlers, police brass, and with the bottle.
“Characters haunted by history and driven by ghosts.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times
Each story is a world unto itself, moving from the Civil War, to a conflict of family and neighbors, to the Appalachian Mountains.
A great American novelist
– Michael Connelly
A gorgeous prose stylist
– Stephen King
One of my favorite authors
– John Grisham
An ungodly level of talent
– Dennis Lehane
Internationally Best Selling Author
JAMES LEE BURKE
James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He’s authored forty novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana.
A modern master
– Publishers Weekly
America’s best novelist
– Denver Post
Burke’s writing is masterful.
– Washington Post
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CLETE Preview
Here’s the first chapter of CLETE, read by award-winning narrator Will Patton. Enjoy!
Publishers Weekly Starred Review of CLETE
Publishers Weekly has given CLETE a starred review! Readers will delight in Burke’s sterling prose...
Booklist Starred Review of CLETE
Booklist has given CLETE a starred review! It’ll come as no surprise to Burke’s fans that this is...