FICTION

Robicheaux

by James Lee Burke
S. & S. Jan. 2018. 464p. ISBN 9781501176845. $27.99; ebk. ISBN 9781501176852. F
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New Orleans cop Dave Robicheaux is a recovering alcoholic who struggles with his Vietnam War experiences and the death of his wife a year earlier. After a recent relapse at a local bar, Robicheaux confronts Dartez, the man who killed his wife in a car accident. Shortly thereafter, Dartez is murdered, and Robicheaux, who was one of the last people to see the man, soon becomes a suspect in the crime he was assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, a local woman is raped, and a hired assassin roams around the area, killing everyone he confronts. Robicheaux must work to clear his name as he collaborates with others to solve the crimes.
VERDICT Two-time Edgar Award winner, recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in fiction, and New York Times best seller Burke (Cadillac Jukebox; Light of the World) delivers another excellent thriller in the Robicheaux series that stands on its own. Readers of Robert B. Parker's and Michael Connelly's novels will enjoy the harrowed protagonist and the back-and-forth dialog.
Reviewed by Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom Coll. Lib., Wilmington, DE , Dec 08, 2017
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