House of the Rising Sun
$37.18
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2017
Summary
From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of the Marne in 1918, and on to the bordellos and saloons of San Antonio during the reign of the Hole in the Wall Gang, HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN is an epic tale of love, loss, betrayal, vengeance, and retribution that follows Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland on his journey to reunite with his estranged son, Ishmael, a captain in the United States Army.
After a violent encounter that leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Hac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409163466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409163466 |
| Author: | James Lee Burke |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 170mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Hackberry Holland |
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There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society - INDEPENDENT
One of the finest crime writers America has ever produced … Spellbinding and dazzlingly observed - if you only buy one crime novel this Christmas make it this one - Geoffrey Wansell, DAILY MAIL on Light of the WorldLIGHT OF THE WORLD is James Lee Burke’s 20th Dave Robicheaux. I cannot think of another writer who has attained such a high standard throughout - Marcel Berlins, THE TIMESAbout 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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