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James Lee Burke is an American author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series.
Burke was born in Houston, Texas but grew up on the Texas-Louisiana gulf coast. He attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute and the University of Missouri, receiving a BA and MA from the latter. He has worked at a wide variety of jobs over the years, including working in the oil industry, as a reporter, as an English teacher and social worker.
Burke and his wife, Pearl, split their time between Missoula, Montana and New Iberia, Louisiana. His daughter, Alafair Burke, is also a mystery novelist.
Bibliography
- Half of Paradise (1965)
- To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
- Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
- Two for Texas (1982)
- The Convict (1985)
- The Lost Get-Back Boogie (1986)
- The Neon Rain (1987) #
- Heaven's Prisoners (1988) #
- Black Cherry Blues (1989) #
- A Morning for Flamingos (1990) #
- A Stained White Radiance (1992) #
- In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993) #
- Dixie City Jam (1994) #
- Burning Angel (1995) #
- Cadillac Jukebox (1996) #
- Cimarron Rose (1997) @
- Sunset Limited (1998) #
- Heartwood (1999) @
- Purple Cane Road (2000) #
- Bitterroot (2001) @
- The Jolie Blon's Bounce (2002) #
- White Doves at Morning (2002)
- Last Car to Elysian Fields (2003) #
- In the Moon of Red Ponies (2004) @
- Crusader's Cross (2005) #
# Dave Robicheaux
@ Billy Bob Holland