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In a heatcracked border town, the bodies of nine illegal alienswomen and girls, killed executionstyleare unearthed in a shallow grave. A novel hackberry holland book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. James lee burke author biography james lee burke was born in houston, texas, in 1936 and grew up on the texaslouisiana gulf coast. Rain gods book by james lee burke official publisher page. Hackberry holland audiobooks listen to the full series.
Rain gods, one of burke s most powerful books for some time, is set in texas, in the area policed by ageing hackberry holland, whose nephew billy bob. Rain gods by james lee burke 2011, cd, abridged for sale. I listened to the audio book which was read by will patton who did a fantastic job. Rain gods by burke, james lee, 1936publication date 2009. But the discovery of the bodies of nine illegal aliens. Burke returns with a masterfully told, highoctane thriller in which a young iraqi war veteran and his girlfriend find themselves on the run after a series of brutal murders in the deep south. James lee burke is the author of many novels, and the criticallyacclaimed, bestselling detective dave robicheaux series.
It also has the same undercurrent of anger, desperation, and violence as those previous novels. James lee burke is a new york times bestselling author, twotime winner of the. He released two more books in the early 1970s, but it would be more than a decade before he would release any further novels. Of course, will patton works his usual magic with james lee burke novels. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Nora roberts james patterson john grisham dean koontz dan brown debbie. He is a mystery writer and his books have never disappointed the readers especially when it comes to suspense and the. Without an expolsion or murder on every page he manages to weave an intriuging story with endearing characters. James lee burke meets cormac mccarthy in rain gods, burke takes the same narrative style found in his dave robicheaux series and transplants it to southern texas. Rain gods shows james lee burke at his best and may be the book of his that ive enjoyed most.
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