Book description
In the latest installment in his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave’s partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug
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2 authors picked Clete as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have always thought Burke should write a standalone about Clete Purcell, sidekick to Robicheaux and here he has done so. It is an incisive and humane look at the character of a complex hero who has to sort out an internecine plot involving fentanyl and a Nazi group at work.
The craft displayed herein explains why James Lee Burke was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. The juxtaposition of Dave Robicheaux and Clete Purcell combined with the predictably unreliable narration by Clete is the recipe James Lee Burke uses to reinvigorate a thirty-five-year-old mystery series. Clete is exceptional even for a master of the genre like James Lee Burke.
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