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New York : Hyperion, (1992). First edition. Signed by James Lee Burke on the half-title. “Dave Robicheaux finds himself entangled with the Sonnier family, childhood friends whose lives have been unalterably shaped by abusive parents” – oilman Weldon Sonnier is bound to the CIA, the Mob, and the Klan. “No-one captures Louisiana culture as well as James Lee Burke ... it is also possible that no one writes better detective novels” (Washington Post).
Medium 8vo (25cm). [x],(306),[iv]pp. Original cloth-backed boards; mild spotting of top edge, but otherwise a sparkling copy in a pristine dust-jacket.

£50

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New York : Hyperion, (1993). First edition. Signed by James Lee Burke on the title-page. “A movie crew has come to New Iberia, Louisiana, and star Elrod Sykes just can’t seem to keep his lavender Cadillac on the road. Under threat of a drunk-driving charge, he offers Detective Dave Robicheaux information ... he leads him to the skeletal remains of a black man whose murder Robicheaux witnessed in the summer of 1957 as a college freshman”. Filmed in 2009 with Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Mary Steenburgen, etc.
Medium 8vo (25cm). [viii],344pp. Original cloth-backed boards; a sprinkling of faint spots to top edge, but otherwise a very good copy indeed in a wholly unflawed dust-jacket.

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New York : Hyperion, (1996). First edition. Signed by James Lee Burke on the title-page. Robicheaux tries to prove a man’s innocence – no-one wants him to, certainly not the new governor. “Few other writers have ever obtained the delicate balance between action and contemplation ... The sensuousness of descriptive and lyric passages would be remarkable in any novel, and in the context of thrillers, becomes truly astonishing” (Washington Post).
Medium 8vo (25cm). [vi],(298)pp. Original cloth-backed boards; an excellent copy in an equally unflawed dust-jacket.

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New York : Simon & Schuster, (2001). First edition. Billy Bob Holland comes to Big Sky Country for some fishing and ends up helping out an old friend in trouble – deep trouble.
Medium 8vo (25cm). 334,[ii]pp. Original boards; an excellent copy in an equally unflawed dust-jacket.

£15

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