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![]() | The Glass Rainbow (2010) (Book 18 in the Robicheaux series) A novel by James Lee Burke |
James Lee Burke's eagerly awaited new novel finds Detective Dave Robicheaux back in New Iberia, Louisiana, and embroiled in the most harrowing and dangerous case of his career. Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson Davis Parish have been brutally murdered. While the crimes have all the telltale signs of a serial killer, the death of Bernadette Latiolais, a high school honor student, doesn't fit: she is not the kind of hapless and marginalized victim psychopaths usually prey upon. Robicheaux and his best friend, Clete Purcel, confront Herman Stanga, a notorious pimp and crack dealer whom both men despise. When Stanga turns up dead shortly after a fierce beating by Purcel, in front of numerous witnesses, the case takes a nasty turn, and Clete's career and life are hanging by threads over the abyss.
Adding to Robicheaux's troubles is the matter of his daughter, Alafair, on leave from Stanford Law to put the finishing touches on her novel. Her literary pursuit has led her into the arms of Kermit Abelard, celebrated novelist and scion of a once prominent Louisiana family whose fortunes are slowly sinking into the corruption of Louisiana's subculture. Abelard's association with bestselling ex-convict author Robert Weingart, a man who uses and discards people like Kleenex, causes Robicheaux to fear that Alafair might be destroyed by the man she loves. As his daughter seems to drift away from him, he wonders if he has become a victim of his own paranoia. But as usual, Robicheaux's instincts are proven correct and he finds himself dealing with a level of evil that is greater than any enemy he has confronted in the past.
Set against the backdrop of an Edenic paradise threatened by pernicious forces, James Lee Burke's The Glass Rainbow is already being hailed as perhaps the best novel in the Robicheaux series.
Genre: Mystery
Adding to Robicheaux's troubles is the matter of his daughter, Alafair, on leave from Stanford Law to put the finishing touches on her novel. Her literary pursuit has led her into the arms of Kermit Abelard, celebrated novelist and scion of a once prominent Louisiana family whose fortunes are slowly sinking into the corruption of Louisiana's subculture. Abelard's association with bestselling ex-convict author Robert Weingart, a man who uses and discards people like Kleenex, causes Robicheaux to fear that Alafair might be destroyed by the man she loves. As his daughter seems to drift away from him, he wonders if he has become a victim of his own paranoia. But as usual, Robicheaux's instincts are proven correct and he finds himself dealing with a level of evil that is greater than any enemy he has confronted in the past.
Set against the backdrop of an Edenic paradise threatened by pernicious forces, James Lee Burke's The Glass Rainbow is already being hailed as perhaps the best novel in the Robicheaux series.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2011 : Hardback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4084-8818-3 / 978-1-4084-8818-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Windsor Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4091-1661-1 / 978-1-4091-1661-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2010 : Leather Bound
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-873567-93-6 / 9781873567937 (UK edition) Publisher: Scorpion Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow (Wheeler Hardcover) Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4104-2819-2 / 978-1-4104-2819-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2010 : Hardback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4391-2829-4 / 978-1-4391-2829-9 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-59413-484-7 / 9781594134845 (USA edition) Publisher: Large Print Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 0-7538-2809-X / 978-0-7538-2809-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4391-2831-6 / 978-1-4391-2831-2 Publisher: Pocket Star Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Glass Rainbow, The (Large Print Book) Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4084-8819-1 / 978-1-4084-8819-5 (UK edition) Publisher: AUDIOGO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 0-7538-2933-9 / 978-0-7538-2933-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4091-1662-X / 978-1-4091-1662-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4391-9534-X / 978-1-4391-9534-5 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
July 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4423-5022-9 / 978-1-4423-5022-9 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: The Glass Rainbow (Unabridged Audiobook) Author(s): James Lee Burke, narrated by Will Patton ISBN: 1-4074-7611-4 / 978-1-4074-7611-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4423-0429-4 / 978-1-4423-0429-1 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4423-0431-6 / 978-1-4423-0431-4 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2010 : Audio CD
| Title: The Glass Rainbow (Unabridged Audio CDs) Author(s): James Lee Burke ISBN: 1-4498-1900-1 / 978-1-4498-1900-2 Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
November 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Glass Rainbow Author(s): James Lee Burke Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
June 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Glass Rainbow (Dave Robicheaux) Author(s): James Lee Burke Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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