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Description edit
Cajun police detective Dave Robicheaux knows the Sonnier family of New Iberia--their connections to the CIA, the mob, and to a former Klansman now running for state office. And he knows their past, as dark and murky as a night on the Louisiana bayou. An assassination attempt and the death of... read more
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Characters edit
- Dave Robicheaux: Protagonist. The author's detective hero.
- Cletus Purcel: Dave Robicheaux’s best friend. Helps him out in difficult situations
- Alafair Robicheaux: Add a description of this character.
Setting & Locations edit
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- New Iberia, Louisiana: Small town not far from New Orleans, where Dave Robicheaux is a police detective.
First Sentence edit
I had known the Sonnier family all my life.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 19 in Robicheaux. (standard series)
Preceded by A Morning for Flamingos, and followed by In The Electric Mist with Confederate Dead.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Lee Burke (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 1562829807
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 1562829807
Page Count: 384
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3552.U723 S73 1992
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wikipedia Article on Dave Robicheaux: Once an officer for the New Orleans police department, Robicheaux constantly breaches the ethical code over the course of just about every case he works on - seemingly without consequence - and currently pursues cases in New Iberia, Louisiana as sheriff's deputy. He is a recovering alcoholic whose demons stem from his service in the Vietnam War and his impoverished difficult childhood in rural Louisiana; his mother abandoned the family (and was later murdered) and his father died in an oil rig explosion.
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