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The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16)
The Tin Roof Blowdown - Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16
Author: James Lee Burke
I wanted to wake to the great, gold-green, sun-spangled promise of the South Louisiana in which I had grown up. I didn't want to be part of the history taking place in our state." That sentence wouldn't be out of place in any of Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels, all of which have been distinguished by their elegiac tone, but it's only fitting that...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781416548485
ISBN-10: 1416548483
Publication Date: 7/17/2007
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 56 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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granpaps avatar reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 64 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This story takes place in post-Katrina New Orleans. Some events which probably actually took place are woven into the story line. Dave Robicheaux is on the trail of looters, a murderer, and a vigilante - while being hunted by a hitman.
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great story telling but the ending was contrived.
rfdudley avatar reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 75 more book reviews
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I love James Lee Burke books and this one was no exception. Very interesting characters and a lot about Hurricane Katrina. As always a great read.
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reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 437 more book reviews
just ok
songspinner avatar reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 6 more book reviews
Absolutely amazing. I felt as though I had been through the emotional ringer of Katrina first-hand, even though of course I hadn't. The damage left, both physical and psychological, was aptly approached and examined through the eyes of his deeply flawed characters. Amazing.
reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 3 more book reviews
this is maybe the best book james lee burke has written.
a virtual account of the effect of hurricane katrina on new orleans.i would definitely recommend this book.
thanks, barbara
reviewed The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 16) on + 14 more book reviews
I love James Lee Burke and his character descriptions are always very good but in this particular novel we get a first hand description of the devastation of New Orleans.It was a personal analysis of the effect that hurricane had on the inhabitants of New Orleans. I thought it was a little difficult to get into but once in there I was a prisoner until I completed the book.


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