Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke (English) Compact Disc

Description: Creole Belle by James Lee Burke, Will Patton "Americas best novelist" James Lee Burke returns with another New York Times bestselling entry in the Dave Robicheaux thriller series (The Denver Post). Set against the events of the Gulf Coast oil spill, rife with "the menaces of greed and violence and man-made horror" (The Christian Science Monitor), Creole Belle finds Dave Robicheaux languishing in a New Orleans recovery unit since surviving a bayou shoot-out. The detectives body is healing; its his morphine-addled mind that conjures spectral visions of Tee Jolie Melton, a young woman who in reality has gone missing. An iPod with an old blues song left by his bedside turns Robicheaux into a man obsessed...And as oil companies assign blame after an epic disaster threatens the Gulfs very existence, Robicheaux unearths connections between tragedies both global and personal--and faces down forces that can corrupt and destroy the best of men. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography James Lee Burke is the author of thirty previous novels and two collections of short stories, including the New York Times bestsellers The Glass Rainbow and Feast Day of Fools. He lives in Missoula, Montana. Review "Burke never goes wrong with his exquisite gift for taking us into the heart of Louisiana, its wetlands, small towns, the glory of old New Orleans and, as always, its checkered history. Combined with some of the finest characters ever to grace a page, that makes any Robicheaux novel a joy to read.""If all novelists were as thoughtful and nuanced as James Lee Burke, we could finally put to rest those groundless prejudices against genre fiction . . . the [Dave Robicheaux] books are works of dark art. At their unflinching best, they examine the cost of violence, even when its performed in the name of justice, and the haunted worlds inhabited by those resigned to limping through life with a blood-soaked conscience.""Burke, 75, creates lyrical mysteries with what can only be described as deceptive ease. Whether its Robicheaux, stand-alone novels, or separate series starring Texas cousins Billy Bob and Hackberry Holland, the themes remain constant. Every novel Burke writes delves into moral ambiguity, the menaces of greed and violence, the degradation of people and land, the juxtaposition of natural beauty and man-made horror and, finally, the sublime joy of human love and loyalty."--"The Christian Science Monitor""As a crime novel, "Creole Belle "delivers everything fans of the genre crave, and more: a masterful tale of good, evil, organized crime and the corporate-led destruction of the once-idyllic land of the Gulf Coast.Burke muses along at a steady pace, never hurrying, never stalling. He uses the modern crime novel the way a master chef uses local, organic foods to create a gastronomic feast--in this case, a classical tragedy with all the fixins."--ShelfAwareness.com"["Creole Belle"] is a wild ride of a novel, but the true joys of Burkes novels are the exquisitely fine writing and his characters familiarity with great thinkers and theologians. . . . It is fair to say that Burke truly stands with Chandler and Hammett in the pantheon of great American crime fiction novelists."--"Asbury Park Press""All the characters . . . are superbly drawn, and the plot is heart-pounding . . . sure to be embraced by author James Lee Burkes fans."--"The Washington Post""As a crime novel, Cr"eole Belle" delivers everything fans of the genre crave, and more: a masterful tale of good, evil, organized crime and the corporate-led destruction of the once-idyllic land of the Gulf Coast. . . . [Burke] uses the modern crime novel the way a master chef uses local, organic foods to create a gastronomic feast--in this case, a classical tragedy with all the fixins."--ShelfAwareness.com"Burke is the reigning champ of nostalgia noir. . . . To be sure, the destruction of a pristine natural environment is a thematic staple of the regional crime novel, but nobody can touch Burke in the lyrical expression of howling grief. . . . ["Creole Belle" is] a novel that shows how the sins of the fathers poison the ground their children walk on."--"The New York Times Book Review""Burke weaves a rich example of his trademark bayou noir. Filled with cruelty and valor, greed and sacrifice, and surprises of the worst and best kind, "Creole Belle" is a dark but irresistible cruise."--"Tampa Bay Times""Gripping."--"People" Magazine"I think [James Lee] Burke is the best fiction writer in the country."--Bill OReilly"Like its 18 predecessors in Burkes series, "Creole Belle" is a work of dark and radiant brilliance."--"Richmond Times-Dispatch""""Reading James Lee Burke is a religious experience. ..."Creole Belle" may be one of Burkes best; it is certainly one of his most complex. . . . Intense doesnt begin to describe a Burke story . . . Biblical . . . now that about does it."--"San Antonio Express""The plot is fast-moving and thriller-tough, the bodies mount quickly, and the writing is lyrical and evocative . . . as laced with complications as the canals crosscutting Robicheauxs beloved, threatened wetlands."--"New Orleans Times-Picayune""Another stunner from a modern master."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)"Great news for readers who feared that Burke had left Iberia Parish Sheriffs Deputy Dave Robicheaux dying at the end of "The Glass Rainbow" (2010); Dave and his old friend Clete Purcel are back for an even more heaven-storming round of homicide, New Orleans-style. . . . A darkly magnificent treat for Daves legion of admirers."--"Kirkus Reviews""This tale plays out much like "The Glass Rainbow--"intimations of mortality; melancholic musing on the pillaging of once-Edenic South Louisiana; cathartic, guns-blazing climax--but, as always, Burke brings something new to the table . . . Dave and Clete may still be unbowed, but they are certainly broken--and all the more interesting for it."--"Booklist" (starred review) Review Quote "This tale plays out much like The Glass Rainbow- intimations of mortality; melancholic musing on the pillaging of once-Edenic South Louisiana; cathartic, guns-blazing climax-but, as always, Burke brings something new to the table . . . Dave and Clete may still be unbowed, but they are certainly broken-and all the more interesting for it." - Booklist (starred review) Details ISBN1442349026 Author Will Patton Short Title CREOLE BELLE 15D Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio Series Dave Robicheaux Mysteries (Audio) Language English ISBN-10 1442349026 ISBN-13 9781442349025 Media Audio Product Format Compact Disc DEWEY FIC Residence MT, US Birth 1936 Narrator Will Patton Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-07-17 Subtitle A Dave Robicheaux Novel Imprint Simon & Schuster Audio Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2012-07-17 NZ Release Date 2012-07-17 US Release Date 2012-07-17 UK Release Date 2012-07-17 Playing time 1080 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137864624;

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