by James Lee Burke
I admit, this was a hard book for me to read. When Hurricane Katrina hit Lousiana, I was glued to the TV in absolute horror. A city that had fascinated me for decades was under water, and it seemed like no one in government cared enough to do anything about it ... and all I could do was throw money ...
This book deals with New Orleans just after hurricane Katrina; the society has been destroyed, it seems an easy target for crime. It was the first book I read by James Lee Burke, but when I encountered this novel in a book sale I wanted to read this book, so I bought it. The story was OK, and as I...
If you can get past the New Orleans “colloquial speak” this is an interesting book and a good read. Giving insight into the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the lives of everyday people. Exposing that with a little more preparation less cutbacks from the Government many lives would have been spared.
Might have been my favorite Dave Robicheaux novel. Love the pace, the characters, Dave, the things that are important to Dave. Great read.
I didn't finish listening to this book. Maybe I'll look at in in written format. In the audio book it seemed like "descriptions of Hurricane Katrina aftermath" instead of "The Tin Roof Blowdown" The mystery was not developing. I love James lee Burke though so will revisit this book later.
This was an excellent book...although the beginning was pretty hard to read. In the beginning we were introduced to the main characters, and then led through Hurricane Katrina and the direct aftermath of that from the point-of-view of one of the detectives from a neighboring area that came in to he...
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. In Burke's meticulously textured 16th Dave Robicheaux novel (after 2006's Pegasus Descending), Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath provide the backdrop for an account of sin and redemption in New Orleans. When Detective Robicheaux's department is assigned to inv...
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