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Title details for The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke - Available

The Glass Rainbow

#18 in series

by James Lee Burke
Will Patton
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When Dave Robicheaux gets the call saying his ex-partner Clete Purcel is in jail for felony assault and resisting arrest, bailing him out is instinctive. After all, Clete is the man who saved Dave's life. But Clete's latest escapade isn't just worrying because it shows his demons are gaining the upper hand; it also brings some of those demons into Dave's life, in the most personal way possible...

  • Creators

  • Series

    Dave Robicheaux

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781407485188
      • File size: 435750 KB
      • Duration: 15:07:48

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Long ago, listeners met Dave Robicheaux, a troubled, flawed lawman in New Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Eighteen episodes later, Robicheaux, in his eighth decade, is a bit creakier, more philosophical about life and death, and as alive, hot-blooded, and admirable as ever. Robicheaux, daughter Alafair, and best friend Clete Purcel encounter pure evil in a degenerate family of landed gentry, amoral government-supported oil interests, a psychotic ex-con, and a sleazy assortment of street skells. Will Patton is perfection. His characterizations are full bodied, and his descriptions of the natural world are filled with awe. The electrifying conclusion will leave listeners longing for the next installment. Burke's breathtaking prose and Patton's expert performance make THE GLASS RAINBOW among the best in the series. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from May 17, 2010
      MWA Grand Master Burke offers everything his readers expect—brilliant prose, prosaic situations that suddenly become mystic experiences, and a complex plot that repeatedly plumbs the depths of human depravity and the heights of nobility—in his superlative 18th novel featuring Iberia, La., deputy sheriff Dave Robicheaux (after Swan Peak). Robicheaux finds himself dealing with adopted daughter Alafair's attraction to novelist Kermit Abelard of the degenerate Abelard clan (who echo Faulkner's Snopses), as well as trying to avenge the sadistic murders of two young women, aided by best friend Clete Purcel. Evil comes in many forms, from the psychotic interloper Vidor Perkins to Robert Weingart, a convict turned author, whom Kermit has championed. The sights, smells, and sounds of the Louisiana bayous become sensory experiences in Burke's novels, and death is a constant presence that threatens to overwhelm his angels with "tarnished wings."

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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