Synopsis A fatal car crash sets detective Dave Robicheaux on a path destined for trouble in this 13th volume in the series. As his investigation draws closer and closer to the truth, Robicheaux finds clues in his own past surfacing, and his life is slowly pulled into an orbit with that of a dizzying array of freaks, psychos, and other extremely dangerous denizens of the Big Easy and its environs.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2003-09-01 | | Series: | BURKE, JAMES LEE |
| Size | | Length: | 352 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Publisher's Note Preparing to confront a man who may have assaulted his friend, detective Robicheaux finds himself investigating a car crash that ended the lives of three teenage girls, a case that is compromised by a grief-crazed father, a psychologically unbalanced assassin, and a cache of dangerous secrets.
Industry Reviews "James Lee Burke is at the top of his game in LAST CAR TO ELYSIAN FIELDS." New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (09/11/2003)
"The writing is beautiful, as always, laced with the author's signature descriptions....This is an outstanding entry in an excellent series." (starred review) Publishers Weekly (08/11/2003)
"Increasingly...[James Lee Burke's] novels have become vehicles for a talent which is still changing, still growing. Look carefully at what's on offer. What we are seeing is a good writer becoming a great one." Literary Review - Philip Oakes (10/01/2003)
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