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James Lee Burke - House of the Rising Sun - 9781409163442 - KMO0001186
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House of the Rising Sun

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Description for House of the Rising Sun hardcover. New York Times bestseller James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son separated by war. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 720. Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of the Marne in 1918, and on to the bordellos and saloons of San Antonio during the reign of the Hole in the Wall Gang, House of the Rising Sun is an epic tale of love, loss, betrayal, vengeance, and retribution that follows Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland on his journey to reunite with his estranged son, Ishmael, a captain in the United States Army. After a violent encounter that leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Hackberry escapes the country in possession of a stolen artifact, earning the ire of a bloodthirsty Austrian arms dealer who then places Hack's son Ishmael squarely in the cross hairs of a plot to recapture his prize, believed to be the mythic cup of Christ. Along the way, we meet three extraordinary women: Ruby Dansen, the Danish immigrant who is Ishmael's mother and Hackberry's one true love; Beatrice DeMolay, a brothel madam descended from the crusader knight who brought the shroud of Turin back from the Holy Land; and Maggie Bassett, one-time lover of the Sundance Kid, whose wiles rival those of Lady Macbeth. In her own way, each woman will aid Hackberry in his quest to reconcile with Ishmael, to vanquish their enemies, and to return the Grail to its rightful place.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409163442
SKU
KMO0001186
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About James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke is the author of many previous novels, several featuring Detective Dave Robicheaux. He won the EDGAR AWARD in 1998 for CIMARRON ROSE, while BLACK CHERRY BLUES won the EDGAR in 1990 and SUNSET LIMITED was awarded the CWA GOLD DAGGER in 1998. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana and New Iberia, Louisiana. www.jamesleeburke.com

Reviews for House of the Rising Sun
When it comes to literate, pungently characterised American crime writing, James Lee Burke has few peers.
Daily Express
One of the finest American writers.
Guardian
His lyrical prose, his deep understanding of what makes people behave as they do, and his control of plot and pace are masterly.
Sunday Telegraph
The king of Southern noir.
Daily Mirror
There are not many crime writers about whom one might invoke the name of Zola for comparison, but Burke is very much in that territory. His stamping ground is the Gulf coast, and one of the great strengths of his work has always been the atmospheric background of New Orleans and the bayous. His big, baggy novels are always about much more than the mechanics of the detective plot; his real subject, like the French master, is the human condition, seen in every situation of society.
Independent
Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.
Daily Mail
A gorgeous prose stylist.
Stephen King
James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.
Michael Connelly

Goodreads reviews for House of the Rising Sun