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Purple Cane Road
Purple Cane Road
Author: James Lee Burke
When Robicheaux discovers that his mother Mae was a hooker and ended her life drowned in a mud puddle by two cops working for the Mob he begins a painful journey; a journey which began when Mae boarded the Sunset Limited train to Hollywood and ended tragically one stormy night on the edge of the bayou on Purple Cane Road. Along the way Robiche...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780752843346
ISBN-10: 0752843346
Publication Date: 6/7/2001
Pages: 448
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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The descriptions of the Louisiana settings, both in New Orleans and the bayou, make you feel as if you are there, but the descriptions of what happens there might make you glad to be far away! The Dave Robicheaux mysteries get deep into the main character's psyche, and also into local politics and history. The lines between good and evil are not so clearly drawn, and hardly anybody in these books follows any rules!


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