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James Lee Burke
A Civil War thriller shot through with Southern Gothic, from the godfather of Southern noir James Lee Burke.
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The 7th Dave Robicheaux novel from Sunday Times bestselling author James Lee Burke
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New edition of award-winner James Lee Burke’s powerful crime novel set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina and its devastating effects on New Orleans.
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A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times bestselling James Lee Burke
Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of…
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The creator of Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux and characters based on his own family, James Lee Burke has used the mystery genre to explore enduring issues such as the nature…
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The sixth Dave Robicheaux novel from SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author James Lee Burke.
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The 8th Dave Robicheaux novel from SUNDAY TIMES bestselling and award-winning author James Lee Burke.
‘No argument: James Lee Burke is among the finest of all contemporary American novelists’ DAILY MAIL
Detective Dave Robicheaux is back in his most difficult case yet.
From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters - enslaved and free…
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In his most autobiographical novel to date, James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural…
Dave Robicheaux is on the trail of a serial killer, while trying to protect his daughter from a boyfriend with a dark side, in the eighteenth novel in James Lee…
James Lee Burke with a compelling character: a sheriff with a haunted past on the hunt for a deranged killer.
Trouble is rising in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley and only one man is willing to stop it…
New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings readers a captivating tale of justice, love, brutality, and mysticism set in the turbulent 1960s.
A novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, acclaimed as ‘one of the wonders of American crime fiction’ (MAIL ON SUNDAY)
The tenth Robicheaux mystery, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award.
A novel set in the Louisiana heartland.
A mesmerising Dave Robicheaux novel from one of American crime fiction’s greats.
From New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke - an atmospheric, coming-of-age story set in Texas, 1952. Perfect for fans of Cormac McCarthy and Michael Connelly.
America’s most acclaimed crime writer and winner of the 1998 CWA/Macallan Gold Dagger returns to Louisiana with his great detective, Dave Robicheaux
‘The crime book of the year is unquestionably James Lee Burke’s HEARTWOOD …there is no better crime writing coming out of America’ EVENING STANDARD
America’s most acclaimed crime writer returns to Louisiana and one of the best-loved detectives in fiction, Dave Robicheaux.
The 11th Dave Robicheaux novel from bestseller James Lee Burke.
The shocking death of a young woman leads Detective Dave Robicheaux into the dark corners of Hollywood, the mafia, and the backwoods of Louisiana in this gripping mystery from modern…
‘Evil, bigotry and doing the right thing. All are done as expertly as ever by a master writer’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
A collection of evocative short stories from the celebrated author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN and the Dave Robicheaux series.
A novel set during the Texas revolution.
America’s finest crime writer pitches his hero Billy Bob Holland deep into Montana Paradise to some, to others a savage wilderness
This is a fourth novel featuring former Texas Ranger turned lawyer turned crime fighter, Billy Bob Holland, set in the savage and beautiful landscape of Montana.
A superb Dave Robicheaux mystery from the multi award-winning crime writer.
One of the greatest American detectives is back! Detective Dave Robicheaux is facing his toughest case yet.
The outstanding first book in the ever-popular Dave Robicheaux series.
The second Dave Robicheaux novel from the award-winning crime writer.
The 9th Dave Robicheaux novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling, award-winning author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN.
A novel about the American Civil War.
‘A lyrical and lovely novel that takes Burke back to the top of the crimewriting tree where he richly belongs’ Independent On Sunday
The fifth gripping novel in the highly acclaimed Dave Robicheaux series.
A powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past … by the bestselling, acclaimed author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN.
New York Times bestseller and ‘one of the finest crime writer’s America has ever produced’ James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son…
The third highly acclaimed novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, and winner of the Edgar award.
James Lee Burke’s legendary detective Dave Robicheaux returns to try to save his daughter from a sadistic killer.
A fateful encounter with Bonnie and Clyde, a crime of greed, cruelty and the horror of war. From the award-winning author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN