Cadillac Jukebox, James Lee Burke
Cadillac Jukebox, James Lee Burke
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Cadillac Jukebox

Author: James Lee Burke

Narrator: Mark Hammer

Unabridged: 11 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/1996

Synopsis

James Lee Burke has been hailed as a “national treasure” (Tampa Bay Times), and in his ninth Dave Robicheaux thriller, it’s easy to see why. This taut, twisted tale of corruption in the Louisiana bayou truly brands Burke as “America’s best novelist” (Denver Post).

Aaron Crown comes from a long line of shady Cajun characters, and rumors of Klan ties swirl around his family—so his arrest for the murder of a black civil rights leader would seem to be an open and shut case. But when the man who worked hardest to put Crown away ascends to the governor’s mansion, detective Dave Robicheaux begins to suspect that Aaron may be innocent of the crime. Soon key figures in high places start pressuring Dave to drop his investigation…but that only makes him more determined to uncover the truth at any cost.

About James Lee Burke

American mystery author, James Lee Burke, was born in Houston, Texas, explaining why most of the lead characters in his novels are Texan. He has won two Edgar awards, which is a very rare experience, and is a bestselling author of two short story collections and over thirty novels. Burke is best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. His Edgar Awards were for Black Cherry and Cimarron Rose. Two of his series were made into screen plays with each movie having a-list actors playing the Robicheaux character (Alec Baldwin - Heaven's Prisoners, and Tommy Lee Jones- In the Electric Mist).

A writer must usually hold down other employment while they attempt to gain a degree of following readers. Burke's various jobs included.......truck driver, newspaper reporter, social worker, land surveyor, unemployment system employee, Job Corps worker, teacher, and finally, novelist.

Burke lives in Montana with his wife, Pearl, two daughters, and four grandchildren. His favorite advice was given by Irving Stone, when Burke was nineteen.......... "Never write a story to pay your gas bill......if you do, be assured your utilities will be turned off".

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathy on December 07, 2012

Ok, I confess that I missed these guys, Dave Robicheaux and Clete Purcell. In fact I noticed a smile came to my face when Clete was first mentioned. But like others have said, and I agree, the characters are numerous and from time to time, when they're not mentioned again for 100 pages, I'm like who......more

Goodreads review by Carol on August 22, 2018

Wonderful, descriptive writing such as: 'where mallards rose in squadrons above the willows and trailed in long black lines across a sun that was as yellow as egg yoke.' or: 'a live oak tree hung with moss and spiderwebs of blue moonlight.' Dave Robicheaux and the other characters step right out of th......more

Goodreads review by Aditya on January 26, 2019

Cadillac Jukebox is completely devoid of the detours into magical realism that occasionally derails the series and as a result gets it back on track after the disappointing Burning Angel. The next potential Governor Buford LaRose slaps murder charges on a completely unlikable, borderline racist, car......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on June 29, 2016

I like this series on audio because of the language, atmosphere, and characters but find that the plotting can be hit or miss and this book was a bit of a miss. Nevertheless, any time spent with Dave and Clete, especially when Mark Hammer does the narration, is enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by DonnaDavis on September 11, 2013

To use the language of the narrative, I think he scrambled some eggs here. The descriptive language continues to fascinate, and Clete Purcel continues to be really, really funny. I especially liked the passage in which the narrator refers to himself and Clete as coming out of a bar "like a pair of dy......more

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