Crack it open and you are in for a wild ride." Hackberry Holland is one of the most unique protagonists we will ever encounter. This story has more plot lines coming together than you can believe with a fascinating cast of characters. "James Lee Burke is an American treasure. This time, he and the Preacher have a common enemy. And when soulless Preacher Jack Collins reemerges, the cold-blooded killer may prove invaluable to Hackberry. Ling denies any knowledge of the attack, but something in her aristocratic beauty seduces Hack into overlooking that she is as dangerous as the men she harbors. When alcoholic ex-boxer Danny Boy Lorca witnesses a man tortured to death in the desert, Hackberry’s investigation leads him to Anton Ling, a mysterious Chinese woman known for sheltering illegals. James Lee Burke returns to the Texas border town of his bestseller Rain Gods, where a serial killer presumed dead is very much alive…and where sheriff Hackberry Holland, now a widower, fights for survival-his own, and of the citizens he’s sworn to protect. The critically acclaimed thirtieth entry from New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke, featuring Texas Sheriff Hackberry Holland in an epic tale that is equal parts thriller, Western, and literary masterpiece. Winner of the 2012 Audie Award for Mystery
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |