Last Car To Elysian Fields 9780753817964 Paperback

‘A lyrical and lovely novel that takes Burke back to the top of the crimewriting tree where he richly belongs’ Independent On SundayIt is a rainy late-summer’s night in New Orleans. Detective Dave Robicheaux is about to confront the man who may have savagely assaulted his friend, Father Jimmie Dolan, a Catholic priest who’s always at the centre of controversy. But things are never as they seem and soon Robicheaux is back in New Iberia, probing a car crash that killed three teenage girls. A grief-crazed father and a maniacal, complex assassin are just a few of the characters Robicheaux meets as he is drawn deeper into a web of sordid secrets and escalating violence.A masterful exploration of the troubled side of human nature and the dark corners of the heart, peopled by familiar characters such as P.I. Clete Purcel and Robicheaux’s old flame Theodosia LeJeune, LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS is vintage Burke – moody, hard-hitting, with his trademark blend of human drama and relentless noir suspense.Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:’James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.’ Michael Connelly’A gorgeous prose stylist.’ Stephen King’Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.’Daily MailFans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke:Dave Robicheaux Series1.The Neon Rain2.Heaven’s Prisoners3.Black Cherry Blues4.A Morning for Flamingos5.A Stained White Radiance6.In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead7.Dixie City Jam8.Burning Angel9.Cadillac Jukebox10.Sunset Limited11.Purple Cane Road12.Jolie Blon’s Bounce13.Last Car to Elysian Fields14.Crusader’s Cross15.Pegasus Descending16.The Tin Roof Blowdown17.Swan Peak18.The Glass Rainbow19.Creole Belle20.Light of the World21.RobicheauxHackberry Holland Series1.Lay Down My Sword and Shield2.Rain Gods3.Feast Day of Fools4.House of the Rising SunBilly Bob Holland Series1.Cimarron Rose2.Heartwood3.Bitterroot4.In The Moon of Red Ponies* Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *