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Clete Purcel—private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran with a hard shell and just a few soft spots—is Dave Robicheaux's longtime friend and partner in detective work. But he has a troubled past. When Clete leaves his car at the local car wash, only to return to find it ransacked by a group of thugs tied to the drug trade from Mexican cartels to Louisiana, it feels personal—his grandniece died of a fentanyl overdose, and his fists curl when he thinks of the dealers who sold it.
Just as Clete starts to trail the culprits, Clara Bow, a woman with a dark past hires Clete as a detective to investigate her scheming, slippery ex-husband, and a string of brutal deaths all link back to a heavily tattooed man who seems to lurk around every corner. Clete is experiencing shockingly lifelike hallucinations and questioning Clara's ulterior motives when he and Dave start to hear rumors of a dangerous substance with potentially catastrophic effects. The thugs who destroyed his car might have been pawns in a scheme far darker than they could've imagined.
Gripping, violent, yet interlaced with Clete's humor and consistent drive to protect those he loves, Clete brings a fresh perspective to a truly iconic series. James Lee Burke proves yet again that he is the "heavyweight champ" and "great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed" (Michael Connelly).
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Release date
June 11, 2024 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781797176185
- File size: 268863 KB
- Duration: 09:20:07
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Will Patton narrates this entry in the long-running Dave Robicheaux series. This installment focuses on Dave's partner and friend, Clete Purcel. Clete and Dave work to stop a drug-smuggling operation that is moving a dangerous new drug. Patton's gravelly intonation suits Clete; he brings the war veteran to life, capturing his emotional core. Every sentence and conversation is deliberate and captivating. The prose is gritty and unfiltered, and Patton's narration carefully alternates between the humorous and the brutal. Fans of the series and newcomers alike will fall under Patton's spell as he voices a gut punch of a mystery. J.M.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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