HEARTWOOD [Hardcover]

James Lee Burke (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday, New York (January 1, 1988)
• ASIN: B002JYB8QK
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, is the author of twenty-three previous novels, including such New York Times bestsellers as Bitterroot, Purple Cane Road, Cimarron Rose, Jolie Blon's Bounce, and Dixie City Jam. He lives in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Heartwood A disappointment., August 7, 2000

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David Clarke (Tucson, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HEARTWOOD. (Paperback)

As a long time reader of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels, I found "Heartwood" a let down. The similarities between Holland and Robicheaux are striking, although the character Temple, is no Clete Purcell. In fact the supporting cast in Heartwood has a counterpart in every Robicheaux novel ever written. I don't know if Mr. Burke has been writing about Dave Robicheaux for so long, that he cannot develope a new and distinctive main character, or if he is just placing Dave in a new setting under an alias. In any event, this book is predictable and the ending is easy to decipher long before you reach it. Mr. Burke should stick to New Iberia and leave Texas to someone else.