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great reading
James Lee Burke always write a wonderful, exciting and intelligent book. This book is as his others, very interesting and Dave Robicheaux a man of depth and honor.
this was another good one.
LOUISIANA AS IF YOU WERE THERE
Priscilla B. (Skeeter1942) reviewed Burning Angel (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 8) on + 131 more book reviews
Part of the Dave Robicheaux series by James Lee Burke. Great descriptions and great story lines.
James Lee Burke is one of three top crime fiction writers in this country today. His Dave Robicheaux novels are flawless, whether they take place this century or in the midst of the last one. Messrs. Burke and Robicheaux, along with glimpses we get of Batiste and Clete, are perfect in form -- if not near perfect in soul. Write on, Mr. Burke, write on. You leave us breathless.
A BRUTAL LEGACY OF CRUELTY AND HATE IS AWAKENED IN THE BAYOU
When Sonny Boy Marsallus returns to New Iberia after fleeing for Central America to avoid the wrath of the powerful Giacana family, his old troubles soon follow. Meanwhile Dave Robicheaux becomes entangled in the affairs of the Fontenot family, descendants of sharecroppers whose matriarch helped raise Dave as a child. They are in danger of losing the land they've lived on for more than a century.
As Dave tries to discover who wants the land so badly, he finds himself in increasing peril from a lethal, rag tag alliance of local mobsters and a hired assassin with a shady past. And when a seemingly innocent woman is brutally murdered, all roads intersect, and Sonny Boy is in the middle.
With the usual James Lee Burke combination of brilliant action and unforgettable characters, Burning Angel is the author at his best -- showing that old hatreds and new ones are not that far apart.
When Sonny Boy Marsallus returns to New Iberia after fleeing for Central America to avoid the wrath of the powerful Giacana family, his old troubles soon follow. Meanwhile Dave Robicheaux becomes entangled in the affairs of the Fontenot family, descendants of sharecroppers whose matriarch helped raise Dave as a child. They are in danger of losing the land they've lived on for more than a century.
As Dave tries to discover who wants the land so badly, he finds himself in increasing peril from a lethal, rag tag alliance of local mobsters and a hired assassin with a shady past. And when a seemingly innocent woman is brutally murdered, all roads intersect, and Sonny Boy is in the middle.
With the usual James Lee Burke combination of brilliant action and unforgettable characters, Burning Angel is the author at his best -- showing that old hatreds and new ones are not that far apart.
A very intriguing book with lot's of twists and turns till you are not even halfway guessing how it will end by the time you get to the last page! One of my favorite authors and always a page turner.
The Fontenot family has lived as sharecroppers on Bertrand land for as long as anyone in New Iberia, Louisiana, can remember. So why are they now being forced from their land..........
Good read.
Larraine F. (phillyartlovesbooks) reviewed Burning Angel (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 8) on + 53 more book reviews
James Lee Burke\'s books are full of twists and turns and surprises. This one is no exception. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.