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In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead Author:James Lee Burke Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to be sidetracked into persuading ex-schoolmate mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni to leave town. And it turns out that Balboni is the money behind a Civil War movie that's bringing in good business. But then the film crew stumble on a skeleton out in ... more »the bayou, and the links between a thirty-year-old lynching, a Civil War general, Balboni and the serial killer lead Dave into treacherous waters, with only a handful of unexpected allies to help him protect his own.« less
An excellent read! This was the second time I have read this novel, and I plan to read all
of Burke's work at least twice. His characters are so vivid you feel like you know them personally.
School friend of Dave Robicheaux returns to Iberia. He is a mobster who no one has ever been able to pin anything on. Than Dave gets conflicting messages. Send him out of our town but wait maybe not he is backing a movie being made there that is bringing a lot of revenue. Very good story