“It's been a while since I read a Dave Robicheaux book. I really love Burke's style, his descriptions, characters, and dialogue, but I kind of burnt out on them around Burning Angel because they were all reading alike. When I found out he'd wrote a Robicheaux book set during and post-Hurricane Katrina, I knew I had to pick it up, though.
And I had no problem jumping right back into the series. It's a good book, specifically the first 150 pages or so, when its set with the hurricane as the backdrop. But after that, when Burke's typical evil boogie-man shows up to reek havoc, it's not quite as good. I wish it could have stayed set during Katrina and Rita the whole way through, or at least stayed focused in New Orleans instead of coming back up to New Iberia. (Although the stuff with Alafair was all pretty cool.)
That's not to say it isn't worth checking out. If you're a Burke fan, you'll love this. And if you aren't, but like a good crime mystery, you'll probably enjoy it, too. ”
