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Detective Dave Robicheaux returns to New Iberia to solve a series of grisly murders. But when his best friend is accused of murder and his daughter gets involved with some shady business, Robicheaux will have to muster every ounce of guts, wit, and investigative chops he has to solve the case.
Detective Dave Robicheaux returns to New Iberia to solve a series of grisly murders. But when his best friend is accused of murder and his daughter gets involved with some shady business, Robicheaux will have to muster every ounce of guts, wit, and investigative chops he has to solve the case.
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Long ago, listeners met Dave Robicheaux, a troubled, flawed lawman in New Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Eighteen episodes later, Robicheaux, in his eighth decade, is a bit creakier, more philosophical about life and death, and as alive, hot-blooded, and admirable as ever. Robicheaux, daughter Alafair, and best friend Clete Purcel encounter pure evil in a degenerate family of landed gentry, amoral government-supported oil interests, a psychotic ex-con, and a sleazy assortment of street skells. Will Patton is perfection. His characterizations are full bodied, and his descriptions of the natural world are filled with awe. The electrifying conclusion will leave listeners longing for the next installment. Burke's breathtaking prose and Patton's expert performance make THE GLASS RAINBOW among the best in the series. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
Starred review from November 1, 2010
A heinous serial killer is attacking young women in southern Louisiana, and Dave Robicheaux and his associate, Clete Purcell, are on the case. When Robicheaux discovers that Alafair, his adopted daughter, is dating a man with possible ties to the suspected killer, he fears they might not solve this case in time. Worse, Alafair may not be the only one in danger. Two-time Edgar Award winner Burke's (www.jamesleeburke.com) 18th Robicheaux title follows Swan Peak (2008), also available from Recorded Books/S. & S. Audio and read by actor narrator Will Patton, who once again perfectly renders Burke's many characters. This audio will keep listeners up way past bedtime; highly recommended. [The New York Times best-selling S. & S. hc also received a starred review, LJ Xpress Reviews, 6/10/10.--Ed.]--Theresa Connors, Arkansas Tech Univ. Lib., Russellville
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Starred review from May 17, 2010 MWA Grand Master Burke offers everything his readers expect—brilliant prose, prosaic situations that suddenly become mystic experiences, and a complex plot that repeatedly plumbs the depths of human depravity and the heights of nobility—in his superlative 18th novel featuring Iberia, La., deputy sheriff Dave Robicheaux (after Swan Peak). Robicheaux finds himself dealing with adopted daughter Alafair's attraction to novelist Kermit Abelard of the degenerate Abelard clan (who echo Faulkner's Snopses), as well as trying to avenge the sadistic murders of two young women, aided by best friend Clete Purcel. Evil comes in many forms, from the psychotic interloper Vidor Perkins to Robert Weingart, a convict turned author, whom Kermit has championed. The sights, smells, and sounds of the Louisiana bayous become sensory experiences in Burke's novels, and death is a constant presence that threatens to overwhelm his angels with "tarnished wings."
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Long ago, listeners met Dave Robicheaux, a troubled, flawed lawman in New Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Eighteen episodes later, Robicheaux, in his eighth decade, is a bit creakier, more philosophical about life and death, and as alive, hot-blooded, and admirable as ever. Robicheaux, daughter Alafair, and best friend Clete Purcel encounter pure evil in a degenerate family of landed gentry, amoral government-supported oil interests, a psychotic ex-con, and a sleazy assortment of street skells. Will Patton is perfection. His characterizations are full bodied, and his descriptions of the natural world are filled with awe. The electrifying conclusion will leave listeners longing for the next installment. Burke's breathtaking prose and Patton's expert performance make THE GLASS RAINBOW among the best in the series. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
