Light Of the World, James Lee Burke
Light Of the World, James Lee Burke
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Light Of the World
A Dave Robicheaux Novel

Author: James Lee Burke

Narrator: Will Patton

Unabridged: 19 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2013


Synopsis

Dave Robicheaux battles the most diabolical villain he has ever faced in this atmospheric thriller.

Sadist and serial killer Asa Surrette narrowly escaped the death penalty for the string of heinous murders he committed while capital punishment was outlawed in Kansas. But following a series of damning articles written by Dave Robicheaux’s daughter Alafair, Surrette escapes from a prison transport van and heads to Montana, where an unsuspecting Dave—along with Alafair; Dave’s wife, Molly; Dave’s faithful partner Clete; and Clete’s newfound daughter, Gretchen Horowitz—have come to take in the sweet summer air.

Surrette may be even worse than Dave’s old enemy Legion Guidry, a man Dave suspected might very well be the devil incarnate. But before Dave can stop Surrette from harming those he loves most, he’ll have to do battle with Love Younger, an enigmatic petrochemical magnate seeking to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to Texas, and Wyatt Dixon, a rodeo clown with a dark past whom Burke fans will recall from his Billy Bob Holland novels.

Drawing on real events that took place in Wichita, Kansas, over a twenty-year span, Light of the World “reaffirms Robicheaux’s status as one of the most successfully sustained creations in contemporary crime fiction” (The Washington Post Book World).

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 Barbara on November 29, 2021

In this 20th book in the 'Dave Robicheaux' series, the Louisiana detective is on vacation in Montana, but can't get away from vicious criminals. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the series is a plus. ***** Louisiana Sheriff's Detective Dave Robichaux is on vacation in Montana......more

Goodreads review by Robert on October 27, 2013

Sometimes it’s hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. As far as I know, no one does this better than James Lee Burke. The good guys are bad, and the bad guys are really bad. It’s like reading about pure unadulterated evil crafted around poetic prose, and it’s pretty wonderful, even if he does......more

Goodreads review by Carol on July 31, 2013

I can't imagine what went wrong here. The entire group, including Clete's new hitman daughter, goes vigilante in the wilds of Montana. Alafair, who is a character I've wanted to slap almost since she entered the series, starts the book by confronting an innocent man over a presumed attempt on her li......more

Goodreads review by Neil on July 19, 2013

Once you understand that everyone in James Lee Burke's 20th Dave Robicheaux novel is crazy, ranging from just a little to completely barking whether on the side of justice and good or lawlessness and evil (sometimes those categories align very uneasily indeed) you can just sit back and enjoy the rid......more

Goodreads review by Lance on April 22, 2018

I picked up this book a few years ago in the bargain bin at BAM for one reason only. The setting was Flathead Lake in Montana as well as Missoula. I didn't know it was the 20th Robicheaux novel and I didn't know the author, James Lee Burke. When my wife and I were first married (pre-kids), the compa......more