Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

New York Times bestselling author and â€œAmericaâ€™s best novelistâ€ (The Denver Post) James Lee Burke is back with the twentieth mystery in the masterful Dave Robicheaux series.

Sadist and serial killer Asa Surrette narrowly escaped the death penalty for the string of heinous murders he committed while capital punishment was outlawed in Kansas. But following a series of damning articles written by Dave Robicheauxâ€™s daughter Alafair, Surrette escapes from a prison transport van and heads to Montana, where an unsuspecting Daveâ€”along with Alafair; Daveâ€™s wife, Molly; Daveâ€™s faithful partner Clete; and Cleteâ€™s newfound daughter, Gretchen Horowitzâ€”have come to take in the sweet summer air.

Surrette may be even worse than Daveâ€™s old enemy Legion Guidry, a man Dave suspected might very well be the devil incarnate. But before Dave can stop Surrette from harming those he loves most, heâ€™ll have to do battle with Love Younger, an enigmatic petrochemical magnate seeking to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to Texas, and Wyatt Dixon, a rodeo clown with a dark past whom Burke fans will recall from his Billy Bob Holland novels.

Says The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), â€œAlready designated a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, Burke should get another title, say, for sustained literary brilliance in his Dave Robicheaux series.â€ Drawing on real events that took place in Wichita, Kansas, over a twenty-year span, Light of the World is a harrowing novel that examines the nature of evil and pits Dave Robicheaux against the most diabolical villain he has ever faced.
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-07-23
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-07-23
Format	Kindle eBook

Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

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