Purple Cane Road

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Purple Cane Road
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Author James Lee Burke
LanguageEnglish
Series Dave Robicheaux
Genre Detective novel
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages400 pp
ISBN 0440224047
Followed byJolie Blon's Bounce 

Purple Cane Road is a crime novel by James Lee Burke.

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Plot summary

Dave Robicheaux, former officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S. Army infantry lieutenant who fought in the Vietnam War, [1] works as sheriff's deputy in New Iberia, Louisiana. In this book, he discovers new evidence in a murder case and additional leads in the disappearance of his mother, a longstanding subplot to this series.

Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review. [2] Kirkus gave it a positive review. [3] Writing for The New York Times, Richard Bernstein was intrigued by the book but found it, "so devoted to its own appearances, that it comes across as almost a commentary on itself rather than as something real..." [4] A reviewer in the Houston Chronicle stated, "James Lee Burke scores again with great characters." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ James Lee Burke, Purple Cane Road, Simon & Schuster, 2018, page 16: "I PUT MY ARMY-ISSUE .45 that i had brought home form Vietnam on the seat of my truck".
  2. ↑ "Purple Cane Road". Publishers Weekly. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Purple Cane Road". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bernstein, Richard (August 21, 2000). "Books of the Times". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ Clutterbuck, John B. (September 10, 2000). "Purple Cane Road by James Lee Burke". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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