false <![CDATA[Jolie Blon's Bounce]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170446843m/55013.jpg 55013 24 Dave Robicheaux, the Louisiana cop who's easily one of the most complex and compelling protagonists in mystery fiction, confronts his own demons as well as a brutal adversary who might be the devil himself in this dark thriller. This is classic James Lee Burke, the master stylist, writing at the top of his game: <blockquote>"I wanted to drive deep into the Atchafalaya Swamp, past the confines of reason, into the past... on the tree-flooded alluvial rim of the world, where the tides and the course of the sun were the only measures of time (and) all you had to do was release yourself from the prison of restraint, just snip loose the stitches that sewed your skin to the hairshirt of normalcy." </blockquote> The plot hinges on a pair of murders that don't seem to be connected--a mobbed-up prostitute and a pretty young teenage girl--and the Cajun blues singer accused of both crimes. Robicheaux believes that Tee Bobby Hulin, the gifted musician whose original composition provides the title for this brilliantly realized Gothic crime novel, is innocent. Proving it puts him in the sights of a vicious old overseer named Legion, whose almost supernatural powers nearly drown Robicheaux in the swamp of his own addictions. The narrative proceeds slowly, but Burke's dedicated fans won't begrudge him one beautifully turned phrase, gloriously limned description, or insightful characterization: they just don't get any better than this one. <I>--Jane Adams</I> 708198 2002 Jolie Blon's Bounce total:658|5:217|4:281|3:138|2:13|1:7| 658 2666 811 47 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 14:19:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 14:19:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 26 09:42:26 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 11:22:42 -0700 2009 Jolie Blon's Bounce is the first book I've read by James Lee Burke, and I'm impressed. It's a mystery, compelling, full of violence, despicable characters and degradation. What makes it rise above other books of its type is Burke's skill as a writer. His characters are flawed and utterly believa...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Dec 28 08:13:57 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 08:17:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:30:18 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:36:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:17:09 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:23:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 06:17:30 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 16:22:10 -0800 2008
As always Burke has a cast of complex characters and an amazing setting. The plot of this novel is kind of like an octopus. There seem to be so many facets to it, but they all...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 13 22:45:14 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 28 12:45:33 -0700 2008
Like Robicheaux, Burke is a product of his...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Dec 15 21:26:12 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 21:29:13 -0800 2007 Audible.com

Narrator: Mark Hammer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002
Length: 14 hours and 23 min.

Audie Award Winner, Mystery, Fiction, 2003

I really like the Dave Robicheaux audiobook series, and this is one of my favorites.

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Dunno' if I'll read it or not.

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