Rain Gods (#2 Huckleberry Holland)
Author(s): James Lee Burke
"America's best novelist" (The Denver Post) brings back one of his most fascinating characters--Texas sheriff Hackberry Holland, cousin to lawman Billy Bob Holland--in this heart-pounding bestseller.
In a heat-cracked border town, the bodies of nine illegal aliens--women and girls, killed execution-style--are unearthed in a shallow grave. Haunted by a past he can't shake and his own private demons, Hack attempts to untangle the grisly case, which may lead to more bloodshed. Damaged young Iraq vet Pete Flores, who saw too much before fleeing the crime scene, and his girlfriend, Vikki Gaddis, are running for their lives. Sorting through the lowlifes who are hunting down Pete, and with Preacher Jack Collins, a Godfearing serial killer for hire, in the mix, Hack is caught up in a terrifying race for survival--for Pete, Vikki, and himself.
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James Lee Burke with a compelling character: a sheriff with a haunted past on the hunt for a deranged killer.
Shortlisted for CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 2010.
'The richly drawn characters, the powerful sense of the Texan landscape and the unrelenting pace of the storytelling combine to create one of the most gripping and atmospheric novels I've read this year.' -- Simon Shaw DAILY MAIL 'Burke deftly combines intricate, engaging plotlines and original, compelling characters with his powerfully poetic prose to create a blistering crime novel that also stands with the best of American contemporary fiction.' TANGLED WEB
James Lee Burke is the author of many highly acclaimed novels. He won the EDGAR AWARD for CIMARRON ROSE, while BLACK CHERRY BLUES won the EDGAR and SUNSET LIMITED was awarded the CWA GOLD DAGGER. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana and New Iberia, Louisiana.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : Phoenix
- : 0.445
- : 01 June 2010
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 560
- : 813/.54
- : English
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : James Lee Burke