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Burning Angel (Library Binding)

by James Lee Burke (Author) "THE GIACANO FAMILY had locked up the action in Orleans and Jefferson parishes back in Prohibition ..." (more)

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Library Binding: 447 pages
Publisher: San Val (August 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1417722657
ISBN-13: 978-1417722655
Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 16.7 x 3.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 291 g

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In his latest absorbing and violent adventure, moody Louisiana deputy Dave Robichaux confronts plaited evils: ages-old injustices based on race and class; the legacies suffered by modern-day mercenaries for their sins in Vietnam and central America; and the New Orleans mob. Old Bertha Fontenont comes to Dave for help in claiming the property that was promised her sharecropper ancestors 95 years earlier. Moleen Bertrand, heir of the plantation where that property lies and where Jean Lafitte was rumored to have buried gold, is planning to bulldoze the Fontenont cottages. At the same time, Sonny Boy Marsallus, a local whose escapades in the Guatemalan jungle have given him a reputation for a preternatural ability to survive, has asked Dave to hold on to his journal while he tries to steer clear of some vengeful Mafia-hired hit men. As Bertrand's personal life, secretly intertwined with another Fontenont, surfaces, Dave faces a thug said to have trained Idi Amin at an Israeli jump school and also gets suspended (after losing his temper and causing some serious damage at a Mafia hangout). Burke's lush, humid prose and the controlled, otherworldly aspects of this plot deftly capture the inhumanity of the bad guys and the more common frailties of ordinary folk. It's sometimes hard to keep track of who's good and who's bad in this foggy moral terrain, but the confusion has the feel of real life. Series fans will be glad that Dave's wife, Bootsie, isn't troubled by her lupus condition and will marvel that their adopted daughter Alafair, now a teenager, is old enough to need to know how to shoot. $250,000 ad/promo; 22-city author tour; audio release from Simon & Schuster.
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Burke's outstanding mystery series featuring Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux (e.g., Dixie City Jam, Audio Reviews, LJ 2/15/95) has catapulted him from a well-reviewed if somewhat obscure author to a writer of best sellers. In this latest, Robicheaux becomes involved with locals in a dispute over land that may or may not be home to Jean Laffite's treasure. Contributing to Robicheaux's already tortured conscience is Sonny Marsallus, a hood with a heart who saves Robicheaux's life and is promptly arrested for his trouble. As in In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Audio Reviews, LJ 5/1/93), Burke incorporates some quasisupernatural elements that add to the tale's brooding atmosphere. Although Burke is an author whose work is best left unabridged?his plots can be confusing enough on their own thanks to large casts of supporting characters?the publisher does a creditable job of keeping the story line intact. Reader Will Patton adds another star to his already superb resume with a fantastic reading. Recommended for most popular collections.?Mark Annichiarico, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Bayous, Jun 27 2004

By	Gary Griffiths (Los Altos Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Burning Angel (Mass Market Paperback)

Book reviewers probably overuse "atmospheric" in their critiques, but to describe James Lee Burke's writing as "atmospheric" is akin to observing that Daniel Steele's literary talents are "shallow". In fact, if Burke has a flaw, it is that the settings are so dense and powerful that the plot can be, if not lost, at crushed by the atmospheric pressure. Burke writes of southern Louisiana with a mix of pride and frustration - of steamy bayous and rusted car bodies, of antebellum mansions presiding over tin shacks. Lots of pain, precious little joy. Burke's south is a mystical place, where from the swampy mists the ghost of a Confederate soldier is as likely to break as is the sun. He pens his lyrical prose with a fatalism and pathos that only a diehard, but sincere, liberal can master.

From this "atmosphere", the story of "Burning Angel" slowly unwinds. Dave Robicheaux, the perpetually haunted and self-suffering cop of backwater Iberia, LA, agrees to help the local po' black folk get to the bottom of a land dispute with the wealthy gentry. (I like Robicheaux's character - he is written with an uncommon depth, sensitivity, passion but also in-your-face toughness - but can anyone remember Robicheaux laughing - ever?) Enter Sonny Boy Marsallus, a seemingly "common" thug, were it not for his uncommon sense of honor and loyalty. Marsallus has a mysterious past, linked through the Central American jungles to the past of Robicheaux ex-NOPD partner and friend, the inimitable Clete Purcell. The plot is not straightforward, which is OK, as it allows Burke plenty of time to weave in another set of unforgettable supporting characters, heavily weighted towards New Orleans mobsters and cutthroat militant mercenaries. Throw in the lure of Jean Lafitte buried treasure and just a hint of the supernatural, and you'll be hooked on another melancholy and thoroughly entertaining brand of crime fiction that has become a Burke trademark. Kick back and succumb to Burke's humid tale of brutality without redemption - fiction doesn't get much more "noir", nor entertaining, than this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The real deal, mon, Jun 22 2004

By	Teresa A. McTigue "terrymct" (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Burning Angel (Mass Market Paperback)

James Lee Burke is one of America's finest mystery writers. Not only does he put together a good story populated by interesting (and sometimes upsetting) characters, he captures the true flavor of a unique region. I moved to Acadiana after having read the first few books in this series. I kept having a weird sense of deja vu as I travelled around Lafayette, New Iberia, and New Orleans. It finally dawned on me that I had read about some of these locations in Burke's books. Burke paints with words, giving a reader a sense of the taste, the smell, the sounds, the *feel* of south Louisiana. This is how the place is (although most folks experience a whole lot less violence in their lives).

I strongly suggest that you read this series in chronological order. A little warning. While Burke never spares us a view of the more violent and vicious side of humanity, some of the books are particularly dark. I wonder if the darkest of the books were written at less happy points in his life. Burke will make you care about characters in the series, then do terrible things to them. These books are outstanding. Be prepared for a wild ride.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly satisfying, Jun 2 2003

By	Keith Nichols (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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James Lee Burke is a master novelist whose prose is so good that I begin to notice how good it is, and that distracts me a little. But that's about the only quibble I have with it. Burke's dialogue is imaginatively vernacular and must be savored rather than skimmed, and his evocation of place is topnotch. All the characters are fully developed and human in a Faulknerian sort of way; i.e., their lives and actions are directed by their heritage and experiences in ways they cannot easily defy.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Desperately Sentimental, Strains Credibility
Well, once again, poor James Lee Burke is back, with his patented mix of stale Sixties cliches and nauseating sentimentality about the glories of the Antebellum South. Read more

Published on Mar 7 2004 by Lily Bart

4.0 out of 5 stars Burke on less-than-top form is still pretty splendid
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