This 1997, Orion UK, Signed, First Edition/First Printing of CIMARRON ROSE by James Lee Burke is in Fine/Fine condition with the dustjacket protected by a clear cover. Signed on the title page by JAMES LEE BURKE. Synopsis James Lee Burke is best known as the creator and author of the popular series about Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux. His 1988 novel, Heaven's Prisoners, was made into a feature film last year that starred Alec Baldwin and Teri Hatcher. The latest Burke novel, Cimarron Rose, is his first novel since the publication of the highly popular Cadillac Jukebox, which was his third straight novel on the New York Times bestseller list. Burke's latest book departs from the bayous of Louisiana and marks a new direction as it explodes with all the beauty, power, and violence of the American West. Dedicated James Lee Burke fans will be delighted to find that Cimarron Rose is written with the same edgy style that has brought his previous Dave Robicheaux books to the forefront of American crime fiction. He delivers a masterful novel of class warfare and self-destructive youth culture in a new setting with a whole new cast of characters. As Publishers Weekly says in its starred review, "Billy Bob Holland isn't Dave Robicheaux; and the dusty Texas town of Deaf Smith where Billy Bob, a former Texas Ranger, now practices law isn't the fetid bayous of Louisiana. But Burke, who can spin a multifaceted tale like few others in the business, continues to be an expert at portraying the psychic pain of a manly hero." Texas attorney Billy Bob Holland, a former Texas Ranger, has many skeletons in his closet. One of these involves Vernon Smother's son Lucas, now a teenage boy about whom only Vernon and Billy Bob know the truth. Lucas is Billy Bob's illegitimate son, and when Lucas gets arrested for murder, Billy Bob must confront the past and serve as his son's criminal attorney. Lucas is a 16-year-old country musician accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend. He was discovered unconscious near the girl's dead body and has no clear recollection of what happened. However, Billy Bob knows the way things operate in Deaf Smith, Texas, how scapegoats are made out of the innocent and those without power are exploited. The children of the wealthy East Enders were with Billy Bob's son and the dead girl the evening of her murder. As the trial proceeds, Billy Bob soon realizes that he will have to bring injury upon himself and Lucas in order to save his son. As a result, Billy Bob makes enemies that are much more dangerous than the numerous criminals he faced as a Texas Ranger. All my books are shipped in a sturdy cardboard box, wrapped in bubble wrap, and surrounded by stryfoam peanuts.All my books are guaranteed to be as described and may be returned for a full refund including shipping in both directions. Please e-mail before sending anything back. Shipping via Media Mail w/Delivery Confirmation will be $5.50 in the US only. International bidders, please e-mail [email protected] for shipping charges. Payment may be made via PayPal. NO RESERVE
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