The Tin Roof Blowdown James Lee Burke

In his singular style which defies genre james lee burke has created a haunting picture of life in new orleans after katrina.

The tin roof blowdown james lee burke. The story begins with the shooting of two would be looters in new orleans during hurricane katrina and then follows a motley group of characters from street thugs to a big time mob boss from a junkie priest to a sadistic psychopath as their stories converge on a cache of stolen diamonds while the storm turns the big easy into a lawless wasteland of apocalyptic proportions. Robicheaux says when i go back to sleep i once again tell myself i will never again have to witness the wide scale suffering of innocent civilians nor the betrayal and abandonment of our countrymen when they need us most. The power grid of the city has been destroyed new orleans reduced to the level of a medieval society. Even before the tidal surge hit thanks to cuts in federal aid and an influx of crack cocaine mr.

This is the gruesome reality iberia parish sheriff s detective dave robicheaux discovers as he is deployed to new orleans. As james lee burke s new novel the tin roof blowdown begins hurricane katrina has left the commercial district and residential neighborhoods awash with looters and predators of every stripe. Burke s new orleans was an accident waiting to happen. The tin roof blowdown did both.

A dave robicheaux novel paperback february 27 2018. The tin roof blowdown. Filled with complex characters and vivid descriptions of the destruction and death that gripped the big easy the tin roof blowdown is an action packed crime thriller as well as a poignant story of what disaster and desperation can do to people. This is james lee burke s latest mystery featuring dave robicheaux.

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His longtime protagonist new iberia detective dave robicheaux awakens from a nightmare about his days in vietnam. The power grid of the city has been destroyed new orleans reduced to the level of a medieval society. The great 2007 crime novel the tin roof blowdown takes place in new orleans louisiana. By james lee burke.

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