Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke - ISBN: 9781398715523
Paperback
Civil War Louisiana: Freedom, love, and survival amidst a transforming South.

Flags on the Bayou

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    27 February 2024

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Summary

A novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana, as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters—enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers—are caught in the maelstrom.

In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River and much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The retreating Confederate army is being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398715523
ISBN-10:1398715522
Author:James Lee Burke
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:27 February 2024
Weight:227g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 32mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced * Daily Mail *The king of southern noir * Daily Mirror *One of the finest American writers * Guardian *James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed * Michael Connelly *A gorgeous prose stylist * Stephen King *James Lee Burke is the reigning champ of nostalgia noir * New York Times Book Review *

About The Author

James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke is the author of many novels, and the critically-acclaimed, bestselling Detective Dave Robicheaux series. He won the Edgar Award for both Cimarron Rose and Black Cherry Blues, and Sunset Limited was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger. Two For Texas was adapted for television, and Heaven’s Prisoners and In the Electric Mist for film. Burke has been a Breadloaf Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow, has been awarded the Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America and has been nominated for a Pulitzer award. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana.

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