James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for his novels Black...
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books[clarification needed] written by best-selling mystery writer James Lee Burke.[when?][citation needed] He has recorded more than 45 audiobooks. Patton's...
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Heaven's Prisoners is a crime novel written by James Lee Burke and published by Simon & Schuster in 1988. The fictional work follows Dave Robicheaux,...
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fictional character in a series of mystery novels by American crime writer James Lee Burke. He first appeared in The Neon Rain (1987). A former homicide detective...
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The Neon Rain is a crime novel by James Lee Burke, the first in a series featuring the fictional detective Dave Robicheaux. While fishing on a back country...
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Chu, was a school librarian and her father, fellow crime novelist James Lee Burke, was a professor of English. She traces her fascination with crime...
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James Burke may refer to: James F. Burke (politician) (1867–1932), United States Representative from Pennsylvania James Burke (Australian politician)...
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In the Electric Mist (category Films based on works by James Lee Burke)
the novel In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke; it stars Tommy Lee Jones in the lead role of Louisiana police detective Dave...
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A Private Cathedral is a novel by American author James Lee Burke, published in 2020. It is part of the Dave Robicheaux series, featuring the character...
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only writer who has won the award under different names. Rendell, James Lee Burke, and Mick Herron were nominated a record five times. Abir Mukherjee...
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God's Country (2022 film) (category Films based on works by James Lee Burke)
directed by Julian Higgins, based on the short story "Winter Light" by James Lee Burke. The film stars Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson...
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Purple Cane Road is a crime novel by James Lee Burke. Dave Robicheaux, former officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S. Army...
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The Tin Roof Blowdown (2007) is a crime novel by American author James Lee Burke. The Tin Roof Blowdown was a finalist for the 2008 Anthony Award for...
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Pegasus Descending is a crime novel by James Lee Burke. Dave Robicheaux, once an officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S....
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Two for Texas (category Films based on works by James Lee Burke)
and Victor Rivers. It is based on the 1982 novel Two for Texas by James Lee Burke. The film premiered on TNT on January 18, 1998. In 1836, two prisoners...
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numerous other films James Lee Burke (born 1936), American author James Burke (gangster) (1931–1996), Irish-American gangster E. James Burke (born 1949), justice...
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Heaven's Prisoners (category Films based on works by James Lee Burke)
by James Lee Burke. Harley Peyton and Scott Frank wrote the screenplay. The film was followed by In the Electric Mist (2009), starring Tommy Lee Jones...
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The New Iberia Blues is a crime and mystery novel by American author James Lee Burke. It is the twenty-second installment in the Dave Robicheaux series...
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from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008. Norma Lee Browning (August 30, 1970). "Hollywood Today: Mike Crichton, a Skyscraper...
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of Katherine (Burke) and André Jules Dubus, a Cajun-Irish Catholic family. His two elder siblings are Kathryn and Beth. James Lee Burke is his first cousin...
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James Lee Burke and South Louisiana literature. New Iberia is home to fictional detective Dave Robicheaux; and home to his creator, author James Lee Burke...
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Walter Mosley: 19 January 2004 A radio interview with Walter Mosley Aired on the Lewis Burke Frumkes Radio Show on 2 April 2011. Appearances on C-SPAN...
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adapted into the film The Drop, noted for being the final film role for actor James Gandolfini. Lehane was born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of...
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the hardboiled school of detective fiction, along with Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and other Black Mask writers. The protagonist of his novels, Philip...
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Becoming American: The Acadian in American Literature from Longfellow to James Lee Burke. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8071-3435-1...
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diner that lets an English teacher go back to 1958 in an effort to stop Lee Harvey Oswald and—rewardingly for readers—also allows King to reflect on...
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He gave voice to several members of the Holland Family in various James Lee Burke novels, alternating with Will Patton. He also narrated the Watchmen:...
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John le Carré (category James Tait Black Memorial Prize recipients)
original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018. Parker, James (26 October 2011). "The Anti–James Bond". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 29 June...
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offerings. The 2010 novel The Glass Rainbow by James Lee Burke is set against the background of the murders. Burke mentioned them again in his later novel Robicheauxin...
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2021 – Martina Cole 2022 – C. J. Sansom 2023 – Walter Mosley 2024 - James Lee Burke & Lynda La Plante "Diamond Dagger award winners". Archived from the...
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