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Description edit
From Edgar Award-winner James Lee Burke comes this emotional powerhouse of a novel ... in which everyman hero Dave Robicheaux confronts the secrets of his long-forgotten past in a shattering tale of revenge, murder, and a mother's haunting legacy.... Robicheaux first hears it from a pimp... read more
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Characters edit
- Dave Robicheaux: The author’s recurring homicide detective. He once worked for the New Orleans Police Department, but is currently a deputy sheriff in New Iberia, Louisiana. He is a Vietnam War veteran, and suffers from war demons and alcoholism. His first wife was murdered. His current wife, Bootsie, suffers from lupus.
- Clete Purcel: Dave Robicheaux’s best friend. Helps him out in difficult situations
First Sentence edit
YEARS AGO, IN STATE documents, Vachel Carmouche was always referred to as the electrician, never as the executioner.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 11 of 19 in Robicheaux. (standard series)
Preceded by Sunset Limited, and followed by Jolie Blon's Bounce.
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Lee Burke (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 1, 2000
ISBN: 0385488440
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 1, 2000
ISBN: 0385488440
Page Count: 352
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3552.U723 P87 2000
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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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