Purple Cane Road

James Lee Burke

Sept 2011 · Dave Robicheaux Book 9 · Sold by Dell

About this eBook

Dave Robicheaux has spent his life confronting the age-old adage that the sins of the father pass onto the son. But what has his mother’s legacy left him? Dead to him since youth, Mae Guillory has been shuttered away in the deep recesses of Dave’s mind. He’s lived with the fact that he would never really know what happened to the woman who left him to the devices of his whiskey-driven father. But deep down, he still feels the loss of his mother and knows the infinite series of disappointments in her life could not have come to a good end.
 
While helping out an old friend, Dave is stunned when a pimp looks at him sideways and asks him if he is Mae Guillory’s boy, the whore a bunch of cops murdered 30 years ago. The pimp goes on to insinuate that the cops who dumped her body in the bayou were on the take and continue to thrive in the New Orleans area.
 
Dave’s search for his mother’s killers leads him to the darker places in his past and solving this case teaches him what it means to be his mother’s son. Purple Cane Road has the dimensions of a classic-passion, murder, and nearly heartbreaking poignancy-wrapped in a wonderfully executed plot that surprises from start to finish.

Ratings and reviews

unless, you just don't like the florid prose of the classic, american, hard-boiled detective novel. in which case, go read stephen king. without doubt my favorite, or at least close to my very favorite, dav robicheux novel. just happened to be re-reading it for the 2nd or 3rd time. i would also argue, however, that the plot is well spun by the device's of the death penalty, and predatory pedophilia, as well as dave's mother's untimely demise. don't forget to check out dave's jolie blon's bounce or cadillac juke box adventures. you'll probably also enjoy james lee burke's hack holland, as well. in fact, just google everything by james lee burke. he's one of Those kind of authors. 5 plus stars!!! fletcher long global village productions

Stay woke when you read this, it's a wild ride!

Why are you reading the reviews. Just buy the book you wont be disappointed. The mans a genius.

About the author

One of ony two writers to win two Edgar Awards, JAMES LEE BURKE is the author of 19 previous novels, including The New York Times bestsellers Sunset Limited, Cimarron Rose, Cadillac Jukebox, Burning Angel, and Dixie City Jam.  He lives with his wife in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.