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Black Cherry Blues [Abridged] (Audio Cassette)

by James Lee Burke (Author), Will Patton (Narrator)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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In this winner of the 1990 Edgar Award for best mystery novel, Dave Robicheaux, a former New Orleans policeman, is pursued by a psychopath and flees his home on the Bayou Teche, in the heart of Louisiana, to find a new life in Montana. After settling near the Blackfoot River Canyon, Robicheaux finds himself smack dab in the middle of an illegal Mafia takeover of Indian lands. As he struggles to expose the truth, he must face some hard facts about himself, especially after the appearance of an old Cajun friend, Dixie Lee Pughe. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Burke pits a land-hungry oil company against a Blackfeet Indian reservation in a stunning novel that takes detective fiction into new imaginative realms. His Cajun sleuth, Dave Robicheaux, an ex-New Orleans cop featured in two previous novels, attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, has recurrent nightmares about his murdered wife, and cares for an adopted El Salvadoran refugee girl. When two American Indian activists disappear, Robicheaux's dogged investigation not only sets him on a collision course with Mafia thugs and oil interests, but also leads him into a romance with Darlene American Horse, his ex-partner's girlfriend. All the main characters in this darkly beautiful, lyric saga carry heavy emotional baggage, and Robicheaux's sleuthing is a simultaneous exorcism of demons of grief, loss, fear, rage, vengeance. Burke's fictional terrain--stretching from the Louisiana bayous to Montana's red cliffs and pine-dotted hills--is uniquely his own, yet also a microcosm of a multi-ethnic America. He writes from the heart and the gut. 35,000 first printing; major ad/promo.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best, Jun 23 2004
By Hank (Eugene, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Cherry Blues (Mass Market Paperback)
I've read them all and this one is still the best in the Robichaux series. Start with this one. Geaux Tigers!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not the first one, but the quite possibly the best in series, Jun 7 2004
By Mike V. (San Diego) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black Cherry Blues (Mass Market Paperback)
One reviewer is off by a couple, Black Cherry Blues is the third in the series with Dave.
First one is Neon Rain, second one is Heaven's Prisoners (which was made into a mediocre movie with Alec Baldwin.
James Lee Burke is one of the greatest living American writers.
He will be read in High Schools across the nation eventually as an example of fine American literature.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Edgar Award was well-deserved., May 3 2004
This review is from: Black Cherry Blues (Mass Market Paperback)
The mystique of Dave Robicheaux continues in this book, the 3rd installment of the series. Throughout the book you can feel Dave's pain as he remembers Annie, who died in Heaven's Prisoners. He's still struggling with the alcoholism that once wrecked his life, and his main focus is caring for his daughter Alafair. Burke, as usual, does a tremendous job developing his characters, all the while staying in the first person...telling the story from Dave's eyes. Dave is a flawed hero, but you're pulling for him regardless. Another gem from James Lee Burke, and it just adds to the puzzle that the Robicheaux series has become.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read
For every Dave Robicheaux fan, a must read. Typical weave of multiple threads like all previous James Lee Burke stories!
Published on Jan 4 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful Hard Boiled Mysteries
Burke's Robicheaux is a unique entry in this genre for at least two reasons: first, the writing in the series is both hard boiled and literary -- to some degree, burke is a bit... Read more
Published on Oct 24 2003 by Gordon Rios

4.0 out of 5 stars Great writing, gripping story
Over and above anything else, the first thing that struck me about James Lee Burke's "Black Cherry Blues" was the quality of the writing. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2003 by The Gooch

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing
I was excited when I picked up this book because I had heard good things about Burke and the Robicheaux novels. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2003 by commodorenutt

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing
I was excited when I picked up this book because I had heard good things about Burke and the Robicheaux novels. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2003 by commodorenutt

5.0 out of 5 stars The start of a great series
If Spenser is introspective and articulate, Dave Robicheaux is haunted with his vision. And visions. If Elvis Cole is funny and irreverant, Dave is sad and wry. Read more
Published on Feb 18 2003 by Larry Scantlebury

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable
I hadn't read anything that evocative in a long time. The opener (which I understand is a bit from "Heaven's Prisoners," grabbed me by the throat. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2002 by Denise

4.0 out of 5 stars From Louisiana All the Way To Montana
This is the third book in the Dave Robicheaux series and, once again, it fairly drips with melancholy as Dave is still gripped with guilt and remorse over the death of his wife... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2002 by Untouchable

4.0 out of 5 stars and counting
I've read Bitterroot, Heartwood, Neon Rain, Cadillac Jukebox, Purple Cane Road, and Sunset Limited. So far, Black Cherry Blues is my favorite, because it has more unexpected... Read more
Published on April 13 2002 by Sara E. Davies

5.0 out of 5 stars A first-rate piece of storytelling.
Dave Robicheaux, an ex-cop, lives in New Iberia, Louisiana. His wife was murdered by an unknown killer one year ago. Dave lives with an adopted Indian child named Alafair. Read more
Published on Nov 21 2001 by Amanda from Nebraska

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