
James Lee Burke
@jamesleeburke
Bestselling author, three-time winner of the Edgar Award, MWA Grand Master, recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship. Author of 40+ novels and short story collections
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http://www.jamesleeburke.com/ 24-03-2009 17:10:09
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Last week for my first The Listener crime roundup of 2024 I reviewed three fab books; two brand new reads and arguably my top 2023 read that's finally out in Aotearoa so I can finally rave about it in print to my fellow Kiwis! #greatreads #crimefiction #bookreviews James Lee Burke


BIG AUDIOBOOK NEWS! Thrilled to announce that Will Patton is back to narrate the audiobook edition of CLETE, coming from Simon & Schuster Audio on June 11. Pre-order the next Dave Robicheaux novel here: bit.ly/46frUgB [Erin/admin]
![James Lee Burke (@jamesleeburke) on Twitter photo BIG AUDIOBOOK NEWS! Thrilled to announce that Will Patton is back to narrate the audiobook edition of CLETE, coming from <a href="/SimonAudio/">Simon & Schuster Audio</a> on June 11. Pre-order the next Dave Robicheaux novel here: bit.ly/46frUgB
[Erin/admin] BIG AUDIOBOOK NEWS! Thrilled to announce that Will Patton is back to narrate the audiobook edition of CLETE, coming from <a href="/SimonAudio/">Simon & Schuster Audio</a> on June 11. Pre-order the next Dave Robicheaux novel here: bit.ly/46frUgB
[Erin/admin]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJsbzuxXYAA4rEG.jpg)

📚James Lee Burke reads from Flags on the Bayou (Grove Atlantic), nominated for Best Novel. #Edgars2024

Written in the very different voice of Clete Purcel, this is a reminder, if one were needed, not only of how good James Lee Burke is, but also how versatile, even in his 88th year. We’re fortunate to have him.



Bestselling author James Lee Burke’s #FlagsOnTheBayou won the 2024 Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel! Listen to an excerpt from the audiobook edition, then download your copy here: bit.ly/3w912TG. CC: Simon & Schuster


Sound on! Get a sneak peek of the audiobook edition of CLETE, read by award-winning narrator Will Patton, from Simon & Schuster Audio! Then you can listen to all of chapter 1 here: jamesleeburke.com/clete-preview/ [Erin/admin]

Texas. A single word that evokes a dizzying array of vivid images, and stereotypes. Here was my take on 10 modern Texas-set crime novels worth trying, incl fab reads from Attica Locke James Lee Burke Julia Heaberlin Joe Lansdale Kathleen Kent-Author and others: crimefictionlover.com/2018/06/everyt…



James Lee Burke (James Lee Burke) and David Masciotra have a wide-ranging conversation on the state of a nation's soul. crimereads.com/james-lee-burk…

“It was Dave Robicheaux who got me out of El Sal.” Sound on to hear an excerpt from CLETE, read by longtime series narrator Will Patton from Simon & Schuster Audio. Download your copy today: bit.ly/46frUgB [Erin/admin]

From The New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke comes #Clete, the latest Dave Robicheaux novel in which the detective & his partner attempt to stop a ring of smugglers from spreading a new drug. Hear an excerpt, read by the award-winning #WillPatton! CC: Simon & Schuster

Had a brilliant time yesterday interviewing James Lee Burke for a special show for the The Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Awards coming in early July Orion Publishing Erin Mitchell Grove Atlantic Crime Time he won the lifetime achievement award alongside Lynda la Plante this year.


What a review! CLETE brings the quintessential James Lee Burke with "the noir style, the atmosphere of the area as thick as the humidity of the nearby swamps, and characters so fully fleshed out that they jump off the page." @bookreporter Read it here: bit.ly/4cnOreK

Listen in as Will Patton reads an excerpt from CLETE, the latest installment in the bestselling Detective Dave Robicheaux series. Download your copy of the audiobook from Simon & Schuster Audio today: bit.ly/46frUgB

We're a month out from pub date for DON'T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE by James Lee Burke ... reserve your signed first edition today! Available for pre-order here: alabamabooksmith.com/signed-copies/…


Amanda Stribling has done a beautiful job narrating the audiobook of DON'T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE, coming from Simon & Schuster Audio on 6/3. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/40WSOua [Erin/admin]
![James Lee Burke (@jamesleeburke) on Twitter photo Amanda Stribling has done a beautiful job narrating the audiobook of DON'T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE, coming from <a href="/SimonAudio/">Simon & Schuster Audio</a> on 6/3. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/40WSOua
[Erin/admin] Amanda Stribling has done a beautiful job narrating the audiobook of DON'T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE, coming from <a href="/SimonAudio/">Simon & Schuster Audio</a> on 6/3. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/40WSOua
[Erin/admin]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gr5fxMEWQAEywwj.jpg)