The author takes a deep dive into
the soul of his favorite character, Dave Robicheaux in his latest novel simply
titled Robicheaux. A detective in small town
Louisiana, Robicheaux is grieving the loss of his recently murdered wife while
fighting the alcoholism that threatens to destroy him. During one night of regression, a man is
murdered and the next day Dave is assigned to investigate the death. Evidence points to his own involvement in the
crime but he had blacked out and can’t remember why he was even present at the
scene. Fortunately, his boss believes in
him and reassigns the case. But Dave can’t
let go and his unofficial investigation leads him to an unusual and eclectic collection
of characters and motivations.
I’ve read several James Lee Burke
novels but found this one particularly hard to follow… too many characters and
subplots to fully develop. It took me many sittings to finish... just didn't hold my interest.
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