- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (July 17 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416548483
- ISBN-13: 978-1416548485
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #337,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In Burke's meticulously textured 16th Dave Robicheaux novel (after 2006's Pegasus Descending), Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath provide the backdrop for an account of sin and redemption in New Orleans. When Detective Robicheaux's department is assigned to investigate the shooting of two looters in a wealthy neighborhood, he learns that they had ransacked the home of New Orleans's most powerful mobster. Now he must locate the surviving looter before others do, and in the process he learns the fate of a priest who disappeared in the ill-fated Ninth Ward trying to rescue his trapped parishioners. Burke creates dense, rich prose that draws the reader into a web of greed and violence. Each of his characters feels the hands of both grace and of perdition, and the final outcome of their struggle is never quite certain. Burke showcases all that was both right and wrong in our response to this national disaster, proving along the way that nobody captures the spirit of Gulf Coast Louisiana better. (July)
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From AudioFile
If this isnt the best iteration of the long-running Will Patton/James Lee Burke audio collaboration, it has set the bar very high. Pattons Detective Dave Robicheaux sounds gruff, philosophical, and human while Robicheauxs childhood friend, Clete, an ex-cop, alcoholic PI, and loose cannon, has a dark, gravel voice that seems to come from Pattons ankles. Clete is tracking some bail bond skips who turn out to have committed a string of other vicious crimes before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina, including rape, murdering a priest, and burglarizing the house of the citys toughest mobster. (Mistake.) Burkes portrait of shattered New Orleans itself is heartbreaking--but for sheer evil, the bland, warm-custard voice Patton gives psychopath Ronald Bledsoe will scare your socks off. B.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, AudioFile Best Audiobook of 2007 © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
In the wake of Katrina redemption is found...,
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This review is from: The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Hardcover)
Burke is the best around and he proves it again in the 16th Detective Robicheaux novel. He is able to capture the spirit of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast while telling a captivating story, and also illustrate much of what went wrong in our response to Hurricane Katrina--but he also shows what the human spirit can over come. Robicheaux's is investigating the shooting of one of two looters after they had looted the home of one of the city's most powerful mobsters. He Must find the surviving looter before the mobsters goons can get him. At the same time he is looking into the disappearance of a Ninth Ward priest who vanished while trying to save members of his congregation who were trapped by the hurricane flood waters. Burke is able to straddle the line between good and evil with each of his characters in such a way that the outcome is not foreseen and the gray areas are real. In the end though, the human spirit always shines through!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Katrina in New Orleans Reveals the Hearts of the Pure, the Corruption of the Flesh, and the Twisted Psyches of the Evil Doers,
By Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 109,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (#1 HALL OF FAME)
This review is from: Tin Roof Blowdown (Paperback)
The fictional parts of The Tin Roof Blowdown pale in comparison with the factual references in the book to the horrible disasters that befell those who lived in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina blasted its way across those vulnerable levees. Building on that apocalyptic event, we see souls stripped to their cores . . . revealing much that is normally hidden during "civilized" times. James Lee Burke has written one of the most powerful novels I've ever read about troubles bring out whatever is in us.
Mr. Burke does a marvelous job of capturing the shifting emotions of those who lived through the experience. Many began by being optimistic that things would not be too bad. Others saw the storm as an opportunity for gain. But soon, the caring were overwhelmed by the horrible dangers being faced by the vulnerable. With unending challenges, emotions became dulled through fatigue. After a little rest, the civilized veneer began to return and people were outraged by the excesses. As the implications of all the harm sunk in, people just wanted to forget about it. Those who had felt something for the victims eventually go back to looking out for themselves. No one knows what really happened to most of the victims . . . other than that they were abandoned by those who might have helped them. It's a time of infamy in American history . . . especially since we did it to ourselves. As the book opens, Dave Robicheaux's friend, Clete Purcel is looking to recover some cons who have skipped bail. Jude LeBlanc, a priest who is dying of cancer, heads by bus for a date with destiny in the lower end of New Orleans' Ninth Ward. Otis Baylor, a self-satisfied insurance agent, is planning to sit out the storm in comfort with his family thanks to his generators. Baylor's neighbor, the export-import businessman Tom Claggart, is expecting to have to defend his property from "the black Irish" after nightfall. Dave Robicheaux is loaned to New Orleans for the duration. Soon, the storm will mix these lives in new ways. Then, all hell breaks loose. People have to face their worst fears . . . and beyond. What will they do? The consequences of those actions reverberate through each person's life . . . and those they hold nearest and dearest. The complications develop as each one seeks to either restore what has been lost . . . or to gain something that's not deserved. Meanwhile, some valuables are missing. Naturally, there's a scramble to recover the missing items. That scramble brings the worst sort of people out of the woodwork and the worst out of those who are searching. Dave finds himself personally drawn into the drama as one of the searchers develops a yen to hurt Alafair, his daughter. There are a lot of unexpected dimensions in this story. That's what makes this a special book. Occasionally, Mr. Burke gives in to describing what we expect. It's in those rare moments that the power of originality in The Tin Roof Blowdown will hit you. Keep your heart pure!
3.0 out of 5 stars
needs a rewrite,
By Dr. Cabezon "avid reader" (Vancouver Island, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tin Roof Blowdown (Mass Market Paperback)
The book has a lot to say about the fate of a great city which has been destroyed by nature and not protected by man. With such a powerful story it is a shame that the ending is lack luster.
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