
Swan Peak
A Dave Robicheaux Novel
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Will Patton
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James Lee Burke
But the serenity is soon shattered when two college students are found brutally murdered in the hills behind where the Robicheauxs and Purcell are staying. They quickly find themselves involved in a twisted and dangerous mystery involving a wealthy, vicious oil tycoon, his deformed brother and beautiful wife, a sexually deviant minister, an escaped con and former country-music star, and a vigilante Texas gunbull out for blood.
At the center of the storm is Clete, who cannot shake the feeling that he is being haunted by the ghosts from his past - namely Sally Dio, the mob boss he'd sabotaged and killed years before.
In this expertly drawn, gripping story, Burke deftly weaves intricate, engaging plotlines and original, compelling characters with his uniquely graceful prose. He transcends genre yet again in the latest thrilling addition to his New York Times best-selling series.
More mayhem? Listen to more of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux thrillers.©2008 James Lee Burke (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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I suggest everyone should start with Burke's early Dave Robicheaux books because the history of the character is very important.
My Favorite Pair
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Mr. Burke wrote this book in 2008, ten years ago. In my view he was at his absolute peak at that time. A lot of the subsequent Montana/Texas books are noticeably inferior, IMHO, due to his increasing preoccupation with violence for its own sake, a little bit like Sam Peckinpah once did in the movies (if you know that name, have a cocktail on me). Burke still has his remarkable skills: describing the fine details of the location he is in with such beautiful, lush phrases that you can almost smell the surroundings. People have said that he is our greatest living novelist, and his work at this time fully justifies those laurels. The plots remain similar, and his preoccupation with evil in the human soul will never get extinguished. Dave and Clete's ferocious memories/flashbacks of Viet Nam and Cambodia are still as vivid for them as if the time were the 1960s. The nightmares, the drinking, Clete's explosive need to do violence and break laws, and other things, these traumas underlie the thoughts and feelings of both men almost constantly. It is just about the weirdest juxtaposition, between Viet Nam and the gorgeous location descriptions, that I just have to accept that that is what makes up the man. I do hope that Mr. Burke as a person is not troubled by alcoholism, or that he beat those demons decades ago. If that is true, then redemption is truly real, not a cheap Hollywood fantasy that they are continually selling.
The characters who fascinate him, like Troyce Nix and the satanic Wellstone brothers and Jimmy Dale, and Candace Sweeney? (I am losing their last names: seventy is just down the track): these people are so damaged by life that Burke shows us all the way through into their souls. He knows these people personally, even if they do arise from his astounding creative force. The suspense in this book is remarkable: at the end I really did, almost, think that they were going to go into the Wellstone's pit. Even though I knew that the good guys must reappear. The only thing that was a clang for me in the entire book was the idea that Clete and Alicia Rosenkrantz (again, I am losing the names) would get together. The two seem so galactically distant from each other that their coming together, so to speak, defies common sense. But, hey, at this point Mr. Burke can do any damn thing he wants to do. So, I salute and respect him. He is now eighty-one years old, and I hope he keeps writing for another decade. My hat is off.
Another smash hit. A walk-off grand slam.
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Swan Peak
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Outstanding Audiobook
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Here is my question for those listening to this great story. Don't you agree that one of the very best parts, a part that captures some of the best of the JLB style, is at the end of the book, the little paragraph or two when three people go into the woods and only two come out? Don't worry - that's not a spoiler, and you can't really guess what that is about till you get there. But, as Clete or Dave would put it, that little event "puts a net around the whole thing" if talking about the JLB style.
Enjoy. A great book and a fabulous listen.
The reviews are correct; truly outstanding
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Swan Peak is a great book
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The characters are brought to life through the most amazing narration ever!!! My family and I are totally hooked on Dave Robicheaux!!
Totally Hooked
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AWESOME
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this tale takes the duo out of their home turf and is fast moving and attention holding. You won't be disappointed.
another favorite
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good story
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