James Lee Burke (born December_5, 1936) is an American Author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series. He has twice received the Edgar_Award for Best Novel, for Black Cherry Blues in 1990 and Cimarron Rose in 1998.
Easton Press James Lee Burke books
The Tin Roof Blowdown - Signed Modern Classic - 2008
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Author James Lee Burke
Burke was born in Houston, Texas, but grew up on the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast. He attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute and the University of Missouri, receiving a BA and MA from the latter. He has worked at a wide variety of jobs over the years, including working in the oil industry, as a reporter, and as a social worker.
Shortly before his move to Montana, he taught for several years in the Creative Writing program at Wichita State University in the 1980s.
His daughter, Alafair_Burke, is also a novelist.
James Lee Burke books in order by series
Dave Robicheaux books in order
The Neon Rain (1987)
Heaven's Prisoners (1988)
Black Cherry Blues (1989)
A Morning for Flamingos (1990)
A Stained White Radiance (1992)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993)
Dixie City Jam (1994)
Burning Angel (1995)
Cadillac Jukebox (1996)
Sunset Limited (1998)
Purple Cane Road (2000)
Jolie Blon's Bounce (2002)
Last Car to Elysian Fields (2003)
Crusader's Cross (2005)
Pegasus Descending (2006)
The Tin Roof Blowdown (2007)
Swan Peak (2008)
The Glass Rainbow (2010)
Creole Belle (2012)
Light of the World (2013)
Robicheaux (2018)
The New Iberia Blues (2019)
A Private Cathedral (2020)
Clete (2024)
The Hadacol Boogie (2026)
Billy Bob Holland
Cimarron Rose (1997)
Heartwood (1999)
Bitterroot (2001)
In the Moon of Red Ponies (2004)
Hackberry Holland
Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
Rain Gods (2009)
Feast Day of Fools (2011)
Holland Family Saga
Wayfaring Stranger (2014)
House of the Rising Sun (2015)
The Jealous Kind (2016)
Another Kind of Eden (2021)
Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (2022)
Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie (2025)
Miscellaneous
Half of Paradise (1965)
To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
Two for Texas (1982)
The Lost Get-Back Boogie (1986)
White Doves at Morning (2002)
Flags on the Bayou (2023)
Short-story collections
The Convict (1985)
Jesus Out to Sea (2007)
Harbor Lights (2024)
Billy Bob Holland books in order
Cimarron Rose (1997)
Heartwood (1999)
Bitterroot (2001)
In the Moon of Red Ponies (2004)
Hackberry Holland books in order
Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
Rain Gods (2009)
Feast Day of Fools (2011)
Holland Family Saga books in order
Wayfaring Stranger (2014)
House of the Rising Sun (2015)
The Jealous Kind (2016)
Another Kind of Eden (2021)
Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (2022)
Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie (2025)
Miscellaneous works
Half of Paradise (1965)
To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
Two for Texas (1982)
The Lost Get-Back Boogie (1986)
White Doves at Morning (2002)
Flags on the Bayou (2023)
Short-story collections
The Convict (1985)
Jesus Out to Sea (2007)
Harbor Lights (2024)