Jolie Blon's Bounce (CD-Audio)

from JBreedlove

One of Burke's better Robicheaux novels (They are all at the very least good). Another almost other-worldy bad guy crosses paths with Dave as he tries to solve a couple of brutal murders. Full of the sights and sounds of southern Louisiana w sharp insights on its human denizens and their culture....

from jennyo

I've been a fan of the Dave Robicheaux books for a long, long time now, and this is one of Burke's best. Burke's not afraid to explore evil; even his heroes have darkness and violence in them that bubbles to the surface more often than I expect. But that violence is usually there for a reason: Vi...

from SimmonsFan

Fantastic book up until the end. A little bit of air letting out of the balloon but otherwise a quick and fun read.

from andyray

I love visiting New Iberia and the Lake Pontrachain areas, and all i have to do is ead Burke. David Robincheaux and Clete, his buddy,k really seem to be the same person. Burke hasn't been able to differentiate each from the other as MacDonald does with McGee and Meyer. Burke can create peersonali...

from ElizabethPisani

This is my symbolic entry for all the Dave R novels. Pulp fiction with a heart, a lovely turn of phrase, and an appallingly endearing anti-hero. When I should be reading some trenchant political biography, I often sneak off instead into the World of Dave. That's as confessional as I will ever be ...