About James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke's work has been awarded an Edgar twice for Best Crime Novel of the Year. He has also been a recipient of a Breadloaf and Guggenheim Fellowship and an NEA grant. Two of his novels, Heaven's Prisoners and Two For Texas, have been made into motion pictures. His short stories have been published in The Atlantic Monthly, New Stories from the South, Best American Short Stories, Antioch Review, Southern Review, and The Kenyon Review. His novel The Lost Get-Back Boogie was rejected 111 times over a period of nine years, and upon publication by Louisiana State University press was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Today he and his wife live in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.
Today he and his wife live in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.
Series
Robicheaux
1. The Neon Rain (1987)
2. Heaven's Prisoners (1988)
3. Black Cherry Blues (1989)
4. A Morning for Flamingos (1990)
5. A Stained White Radiance (1992)
6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993)
7. Dixie City Jam (1994)
8. Burning Angel (1995)
9. Cadillac Jukebox (1995)
10. Sunset Limited (1998)
11. Purple Cane Road (2000)
12. Jolie Blon's Bounce (2002)
13. Last Car to Elysian Fields (2003)
14. Crusader's Cross (2005)
15. Pegasus Descending (2006)
16. The Tin Roof Blowdown (2007)
17. Swan Peak (2008)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead / Cadillac Jukebox / Sunset Limited (omnibus) (2000)
Dixie City Jam / Burning Angel / Purple Cane Road (omnibus) (2002)
The Neon Rain / Heaven's Prisoners / Black Cherry Blues (omnibus) (2004)
1. The Neon Rain (1987)
2. Heaven's Prisoners (1988)
3. Black Cherry Blues (1989)
4. A Morning for Flamingos (1990)
5. A Stained White Radiance (1992)
6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993)
7. Dixie City Jam (1994)
8. Burning Angel (1995)
9. Cadillac Jukebox (1995)
10. Sunset Limited (1998)
11. Purple Cane Road (2000)
12. Jolie Blon's Bounce (2002)
13. Last Car to Elysian Fields (2003)
14. Crusader's Cross (2005)
15. Pegasus Descending (2006)
16. The Tin Roof Blowdown (2007)
17. Swan Peak (2008)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead / Cadillac Jukebox / Sunset Limited (omnibus) (2000)
Dixie City Jam / Burning Angel / Purple Cane Road (omnibus) (2002)
The Neon Rain / Heaven's Prisoners / Black Cherry Blues (omnibus) (2004)
Billy Bob Holland
1. Cimarron Rose (1997)
2. Heartwood (1999)
3. Bitterroot (2001)
4. In The Moon of Red Ponies (2004)
1. Cimarron Rose (1997)
2. Heartwood (1999)
3. Bitterroot (2001)
4. In The Moon of Red Ponies (2004)
Novels
Half of Paradise (1965)
To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
Two for Texas (1982)
aka Sabine Spring
The Lost Get Back Boogie (1986)
White Doves at Morning (2002)
To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
Two for Texas (1982)
aka Sabine Spring
The Lost Get Back Boogie (1986)
White Doves at Morning (2002)
Omnibus
Collections
Chapbooks
Non fiction
Awards
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Links to other websites
| Official website of James Lee Burke |
James Lee Burke recommends
 Bait (1994) Kenneth Abel "One of the finest crime novels I've ever read." |  A Matter of Honor (1997) Eugene Izzi "A great talent... a natural-born storyteller." |  House of Sand and Fog (1999) Andre Dubus III "One of the best American novels I've ever read-A stunning book-No one who reads this novel will ever forget it. I have never felt so strongly about the talent of a young writer in my life." | |
 Shadow Men (2004) (Max Freeman, book 3) Jonathon King "In Shadow Men, Jonathon King captures the intrigue, lyrical beauty and darkness of the Florida Everglades better than any other writer I know." |
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