false <![CDATA[Pegasus Descending: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170446844m/55014.jpg 55014 17 Detective Dave Robicheaux is facing the most painful and dangerous case of his career. A troubled young woman breezes into his hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana. She happens to be the daughter of Robicheaux's onetime best friend -- a friend he witnessed gunned down in a bank robbery, a tragedy that forever changed Robicheaux's life.<P><P>In <I>Pegasus Descending,</i> James Lee Burke again explores psyches as much as evidence, and tries to make sense of human behavior as well as of his characters' crimes. Richly atmospheric, frightening in its sudden violence, and replete with the sort of puzzles only the best crime fiction creates, Burke's latest novel is an unforgettable roller coaster of passion, surprise, and regret.<P><P>The twists begin when Trish Klein -- the only offspring of Robicheaux's Vietnam-era buddy -- starts passing marked hundred-dollar bills in local casinos. Is she a good kid gone bad? A victim's child seeking revenge? A promiscuous beauty seducing everyone good within her grasp? And how does her behavior relate to the apparent suicide of another "good" girl, an ace student named Yvonne Darbonne, who apparently participated in a college frat orgy before her death?<P><P>Can Robicheaux make his peace with the demons that have haunted him since his friend's murder so many years ago? Can he figure out how a local mobster fits into all the schemes and deaths? Can Robicheaux's life be whole again when it has been shattered by so much tragedy?<P><P>Once again, Burke proves why he is the virtual poet laureate of southern Louisiana, and why his novels, especially those featuring Dave Robicheaux, stand as brilliant literature and entertainment for our time.<P><P> 2133759 18 7 2006 Pegasus Descending: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) total:619|5:170|4:288|3:149|2:7|1:5| 619 2468 791 58 4 2 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 01 09:59:30 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 18 10:38:57 -0700 2009 James Lee Burke. I continue to buy his books and then let them sit in my to-read queue for a long time. Then, needing a break from other genres, I sigh, pick up his latest Dave Robicheaux novel, blow off the dust, and am enthralled.

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If you know the drill, each time Dave's on a case it pans out like a Shakespearean tragedy -- thrilling and dramatic with a cas...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Nov 18 11:47:38 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:48:05 -0800 2009 SETTING: New Orleans
SERIES: #15 of 15
RATING: 4.5
WHY: Haunted by an event from his past, Robicheaux has to make amends. At the same time, he is searching for justice for a young woman who was believed to have committed suicide, with an autopsy ind...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 15:32:30 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 23:36:11 -0800 2008 Once
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Narrator: Will Patton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006
Length: 12 hours

Publisher's Summary

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