James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for ''Black Cherry Blues'' (1990) and ''Cimarron Rose'' (1998), and has also been presented with the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin (''Heaven's Prisoners'') and then Tommy Lee Jones (''In the Electric Mist'').

Wirt Williams, reviewing Burke's first novel, ''Half of Paradise'' (1965), in the ''New York Times'', compared his writing to Jean-Paul Sartre and Ernest Hemingway, but concluded "Mr. Burkes' literary forebear is Thomas Hardy."

Burke's 1982 novel, ''Two for Texas'', was made into a 1998 TV movie of the same name. Burke has also written five miscellaneous crime novels (including ''Two for Texas''), two short-story collections, four books starring protagonist Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland, four books starring Billy Bob's cousin Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, and two books starring Weldon Avery Holland, grandson of legendary Texas lawman Hackberry Holland. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. Last car to Elysian Fields : a novel /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2003
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  2. Another kind of Eden [compact disc, unabridged] : a novel /
    Another kind of Eden
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2021
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  3. A private cathedral [compact disc, unabridged] /
    A private cathedral
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  4. The neon rain /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2018
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  5. Swan Peak [compact disc, unabridged] /
    Swan Peak
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
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  6. The jealous kind /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2016
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  7. Bitterroot [compact disc, abridged] /
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2001
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  8. Crusader's cross : a Dave Robicheaux novel /
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    a Dave Robicheaux novel
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2018
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  9. Another kind of Eden [large type] /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
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  10. Robicheaux [large type] : a novel /
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2018
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  11. The New Iberia blues [large type] /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2019
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  12. Rain gods [compact disc, unabridged] /
    Rain gods
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2009
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  13. Heartwood /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 1999
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  14. The New Iberia blues [compact disc, unabridged] /
    The New Iberia blues
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2019
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  15. To the bright and shining sun : a novel /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 1989
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  16. Swan Peak /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2008
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  17. Burning angel : a novel /
    Burning angel
    a novel
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 1995
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  18. Cadillac jukebox /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 1996
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  19. Light of the world [compact disc, unabridged] /
    Light of the world
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    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2013
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  20. A private cathedral [large type] /
    by Burke, James Lee, 1936-
    Published 2020
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