Swan Peak

A Dave Robicheaux Novel

De: James Lee Burke

Narrado por: Will Patton

James Lee Burke's new novel, Swan Peak, finds Detective Robicheaux far from his New Iberia roots, attempting to relax in the untouched wilderness of rural Montana. He, his wife, and his buddy, Clete Purcell, have retreated to stay at an old friend's ranch, hoping to spend their days fishing and enjoying their distance from the harsh, gritty landscape of Louisiana post-Katrina.

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.

another masterpiece

another masterpiece by James Lee Burke and expertly read by Will Patton all of these books in the dairy robicheaux series are must-reads in my opinion

Could we have a prequel?

Great book. Great author and great characters. Best narrator ever. Great listening experience. I hope the bobsey twins go on to other adventures. Why not a prequel?

excellent writer and story

I listen to dozens of books a year and write for a living. I rarely give books five stars. This author can flat out write and the narrator is excellent. People who rate this under four stars do not appreciate superior writing.

Enjoyed

Kept me interested through out the book
Will order other books by him
I would recommend this for other to listen

Great book

Different place but same great story. Author is a master storyteller. He has a new book coming soon!

Once again, the perfect combo

I think Will Patton does a stunning job of bringing these characters to life. I thoroughly enjoy listening to him. (I should say I enjoy listening to MOST of it. The violence sometimes is just too raw.) It's not like he's working in a vacuum, though. James Lee Burke certainly gives him a full range of characters with which to work his magic. Speaking of that ...

I don't know if I was distracted while listening or what the deal was, but the characters in this particular Burke were hard for me to keep straight until I was about 75% done. There's a point where Dave reviews in his mind all that has happened. That helped me enormously. This is something I just don't think I can fault the writer on. I really needed to pay attention to names and details when each character was introduced. My bad.

I love these guys

These two guys are always a good time. They are becoming somewhat of caricatures of themselves but that's ok too. The language they use and the pickles they get in (and out) of are entertaining.

Robicheaux is quite the dark philosopher which adds another layer to the stories. Keep them coming.

This one, set in Montana, has a new set of characters and wonderful scenery, but the two of them manage to get into trouble anyway.

A perfect combination of author and narrator

This may be the best combination of reader and author that I've listened to yet. I say that having listened to hundreds of books on Audible. I listened to the book on an Ipod with playback on Faster which almost kept up with my need to know what was coming next.

The perfect marriage of author and narrator

Will Patton and Burke make the best combination of all the 100+ audiobooks I have experienced. Although not in the same class as Tin Roof Blowdown, it still kept me awake through a cross country drive

Well-crafted story, fantastic narration

Burke's writing, as always, is brilliant; Will Patton's narration breathes such life into every character!