Summary
A fatal car crash sets detective Dave Robicheaux on a path destined for trouble in this 13th volume in the series. As his investigation draws closer and closer to the truth, Robicheaux finds clues in his own past surfacing, and his life is slowly pulled into an orbit with that of a dizzying array of freaks, psychos, and other extremely dangerous denizens of the Big Easy and its environs.
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"James Lee Burke is at the top of his game in LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS." -- Marilyn Stasio
-- New York Times Book Review
"Increasingly...[James Lee Burke's] novels have become vehicles for a talent which is still changing, still growing. Look carefully at what's on offer. What we are seeing is a good writer becoming a great one." -- Philip Oakes
-- Literary Review
"The writing is beautiful, as always, laced with the author's signature descriptions....This is an outstanding entry in an excellent series." (starred review)
-- Publishers Weekly
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning
Published date: 2004
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Pages: 516
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