"A Private Cathedral" James Lee Burke 1st/1st HC/DJ 2020 a Dave Robicheaux novel

Description: "A Private Cathedral" was written James Lee Burke and published by Simon & Schuster in New York in 2020. This is a hardcover, first edition, first printing of this entertaining 370-page novel featuring the ongoing adventures of one of two-time Edgar Award winner Burke's most popular characters, Detective Dave Robicheaux. The original price, as shown on the dustjacket front flap, was $28.00. From the dustjacket blurb: “Caught up in one of Louisiana’s oldest and bloodiest family rivalries, Detective Dave Robicheaux must battle the most terrifying adversary he has ever encountered: a time-traveling superhuman assassin. “The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime enemies in the New Iberia criminal underworld and show each other no mercy. Yet their youngest heirs, Johnny Shondell and Isolde Balangie, rock and roll-musician teenagers with magical voices, have fallen in love and run away after Isolde was given as a sex slave to Johnny’s uncle. “As he seeks to uncover why and determines the young couple’s whereabouts, Detective Dave Robicheaux gets too close to both Isolde’s mother and the mistress of her father, a venomous New Orleans mafioso whose jealousy has no bounds. In retribution, he hires a mysterious assassin to go after Robicheaux and his veteran partner, Clete Purcel. This hitman is unlike any the ‘Bobbsey Twins from Homicide’ have ever faced. He has the ability to induce horrifying hallucinations and travels on a menacing ghost ship that materializes without warning. In order to defeat him and rescue Johnny and Isolde, Robicheaux will have to overcome the demons that have tormented him throughout his adult life—alcoholism, specters from combat in Vietnam, and painful memories of women to whom he opened his heart only to see killed. “‘A Private Cathedral’, James Lee Burke’s fortieth book and one of his most inventive work to date, will captivate readers—mixing crime, romance, mythology, horror, and science fiction to produce a thrilling story set in the late twentieth century about the all-consuming, all-conquering power of love.”And from the reviews: “An imaginative blend of crime and other genres, Burke’s existential drama is both exquisitely executed and profoundly moving.”—Publishers Weekly “Burke has concocted his usual gumbo of thrills and chills, stirred it with gusto and seasoned it with plenty of local superstition and rumor. What makes these books so enduring and the storytelling so seductive is that Burke has the voice to do justice to the region’s ancient curses and its modern crimes.”— The New York Times Book Review “Like all Burke’s novels, this one is lush and lyrical and poignant and pretty damn brutal. It’s a journey into Robicheaux’s heart of darkness and America’s.”—Minnesota Star TribuneThe book is in fine, collectible condition, with no torn or bent pages, no scratches, stains or inscriptions, no remainder marks, no price-clipping, no bookplate, no ex-library, no book club edition, no flaws of any sort. It is as new. The dustjacket is in equally fine shape and is protected in a clear and removable archival cover. Please see the photos for a fuller description and author profile.BLK BOX 101 PLEASE SEE THE OTHER TITLES NOW LISTED IN MY EBAY STORE: DISTANT VOYAGE BOOKS PAYPAL PREFERRED Will combine shipping. All items are well packed and are normally mailed within two days of payment being received. My 100% feedback rating is valuable to me. If you are satisfied with a transaction, please leave feedback and I will do the same. Questions welcome. Additional photographs on request.Note: Scrolling through my listings will locate books in these and many other categories:Animals; Art & Architecture; Biography; Children’s; Collecting & Collectibles; Entertainment, Film & Theater; Fiction; Food & Drink; Gardening; History; Military; Music; Natural History; Nautical; Photography; Science & Technology; Travel; Space; Sports; Transportation. New titles added almost daily.

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Location: Yorba Linda, California

End Time: 2025-01-27T19:13:41.000Z

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