Jolie Blon's Bounce: A Dave Robicheaux Novel 12 : Dave Robicheaux Series : Book 12 - James Lee Burke

Jolie Blon's Bounce: A Dave Robicheaux Novel 12

Dave Robicheaux Series : Book 12

By: James Lee Burke

Paperback | 1 May 2006 | Edition Number 2

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $24.99

$24.50

or 4 interest-free payments of $6.13 with

Aims to ship in 5 to 10 business days

America's most acclaimed crime writer and winner of the 1998 CWA/Macallan Gold Dagger returns to Louisiana with his great detective, Dave Robicheaux.

Three men are present when Amanda Boudreau is raped and murdered, and small-time hustler Tee Bobby Hulin's prints are found at the crime scene. Dave Robicheaux reckons he's innocent, and Tee Bobby pleads so, then attempts suicide in his holding cell. Why? Tee Bobby is released on bail and soon after there is a second murder.

When lawyer Perry LaSalle takes on the defence of Tee Bobby, Dave knows his motives are fuelled by guilt. For Tee Bobby's grandmother was seduced by Perry's grandfather, and Amanda Boudreau's death is related to events that happened long before Tee Bobby was born...

About the Author

James Lee Burke was struggling through some lean times as a novelist -- he had published only one book in 15 years -- when a friend and fellow writer suggested he take a stab at crime fiction. The result was The Neon Rain, the first book in his successful Dave Robicheaux books. With a complex moral protagonist and a lush writing style, the series evokes the heady environment of the Louisiana bayou country.

Dave Robicheaux Mysteries

1. The Neon Rain (1987)
2. Heaven's Prisoners (1988)
3. Black Cherry Blues (1989)
4. A Morning for Flamingos (1990)
5. A Stained White Radiance (1992)
6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993)
7. Dixie City Jam (1994)
8. Burning Angel (1995)
9. Cadillac Jukebox (1996)
10. Sunset Limited (1998)
11. Purple Cane Road (2000)
12. Jolie Blon's Bounce (2002)
13. Last Car to Elysian Fields (2003)
14. Crusader's Cross (2005)
15. Pegasus Descending (2006)
16. The Tin Roof Blowdown (2007)
17. Swan Peak (2008)
18. The Glass Rainbow (2010)
Industry Reviews
When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers. * Daily Express * One of the finest American writers. * Guardian * His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly. * Sunday Telegraph * The king of Southern noir. * Daily Mirror * There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society. * Independent * The gentle giant of US crime writers, Burke always ensures that his Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux grapples with hot topics as much as with his own inner demons. * i newspaper * Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced. * Daily Mail * A gorgeous prose stylist. * Stephen King * James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed. * Michael Connelly *

You Can Find This Book In

The Robicheaux Series

The New Iberia Blues : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $22.99

$22.90

Swan Peak : Dave Robicheaux Series : Book 17 - James Lee Burke
The Glass Rainbow : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $26.99

$25.80

Black Cherry Blues : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke
Light of the World : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $26.99

$25.80

A Morning For Flamingos : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke
Heaven's Prisoners : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke
Cadillac Jukebox : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $24.99

$24.50

Creole Belle : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $26.99

$25.80

Burning Angel : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke
Robicheaux : You Know My Name - James Lee Burke

RRP $22.99

$22.90

Other Books By James Lee Burke

Clete : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $34.99

$31.75

Flags on the Bayou - James Lee Burke

BOXING DAY

RRP $32.99

$24.75

25%
OFF
The Jealous Kind - James Lee Burke

RRP $24.99

$24.50

The New Iberia Blues : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $22.99

$22.90

The Tin Roof Blowdown : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $22.99

$22.90

Lay Down My Sword and Shield : Hackberry Holland - James Lee Burke
A Private Cathedral : Dave Robicheaux : Book 23 - James Lee Burke
Another Kind of Eden : Holland Family : Book 3 - James Lee Burke
Every Cloak Rolled In Blood - James Lee Burke

RRP $22.99

$22.90

Swan Peak : Dave Robicheaux Series : Book 17 - James Lee Burke
The Glass Rainbow : Dave Robicheaux - James Lee Burke

RRP $26.99

$25.80

Rain Gods : Hackberry Holland Ser. - James Lee Burke
Two For Texas - James Lee Burke

Paperback

$31.75

Half of Paradise - James Lee Burke

$31.75

This product is categorised by