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Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux has just discovered that his late mother may have been a prostitute. As Robicheaux sets out to discover the truth, he becomes embroiled in a second mystery, this one involving the murder of an alleged child molester. These two disparate strands of plot converge against the vivid backdrop of life on the modern-day bayou.
| Size | | Length: | 341 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 22.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[A] tangled and engrossing tale of corruption and greed."
Washington Post Book World (09/30/2000)
"This is a more complex and moodier installment in the series and will deeply gratify those who have been along for the ride from the start. Newcomers may find it a slight challenge, at least at the outset, to get up to pace."
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Paul Skenazy (10/01/2000)
"[A] great mystery series can be something akin to a nineteenth century novel--a luxuriant experience that allows readers to live with a character over years. It's tempting to view James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series....as if it were one vast novel with installments still to come, a way to grant the reader's wish that a favorite book never end."
Salon - Charles Taylor (01/03/2000)
"Though the links among felonies can be insultingly casual, and the mystery is no more mysterious than a ritual sacrifice, Burke's powerfully evoked world shows why the past, as Faulkner said, not only isn't dead; it isn't even past."
Kirkus Reviews (06/01/2000)
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