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ascending the Peak with James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke will publish his latest novel in the Dave Robicheaux series, SWAN PEAK (Simon and Schuster) on July 8. I have awaited each new Burke offering with great anticipation for many years now. He just keeps getting better with every book.
This latest book finds Dave and his sidekick Cletus far from their Louisiana environs. Burke, who summers in Montana, has set this story in western Montana where an insidious crime syndicate is doing a dastardly business.
Burke is once again at his peak. Dave continues to battle his demons. Clete keeps getting himself into horrible messes. Burke has his usual cast of villains, miscreants, and sympathetic victims. The real tour de force in this novel is Burke’s creation of a rather nasty character who somehow attains a measure of redemption. We start out hating him but by the end he is a hero.
A great summer read!
Vick Mickunas
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