Every Cloak Rolled in Blood

James Lee Burke

May 2022 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In his most autobiographical novel to date, James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural outlaws.

Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered when his daughter Fannie Mae dies suddenly. As he tries to honor her memory by saving two young men from a life of crime amid their opioid-ravaged community, he is drawn into a network of villainy that includes a violent former Klansman, a far-from-holy minister, a biker club posing as evangelicals, and a murderer who has been hiding in plain sight.

Aaron’s only ally is state police officer Ruby Spotted Horse, a no-nonsense woman who harbors some powerful secrets in her cellar. Despite the air of mystery surrounding her, Ruby is the only one Aaron can trust. That is, until the ghost of Fannie Mae shows up, guiding her father through a tangled web of the present and past and helping him vanquish his foes from both this world and the next.

Drawn from James Lee Burke’s own life experiences, Every Cloak Rolled in Blood is a devastating exploration of the nature of good and evil and a deeply moving story about the power of love and family.

Ratings and reviews

grief, grieving, violence, visions, PTSD, famous-author, family-dynamics, h@te crimes, law-enforcement, historical-places-events, cultural-exploration, Montana, reservation, relationships, rural, drug-trafficking, drugs-issues, ghosts, legend***** This book is a paean to every parent who has lost a child before their time. It is a story of an overwhelming grief told in the visions of pain of those who suffered at the hands of people whose fear of those different from themselves led to unspeakable acts of mass murder right here in this country. It is a story that will stay with some of us for a very long time. I requested and received a free e-book copy from Simon and Schuster via NetGalley. Thank you!

Any books by James Lee Burke is a great Read!!!

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About the author

James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He has authored forty novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana.