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Flags on the Bayou
In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate Army is in disarray, corrupt structures are falling apart, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom.
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Harbor Lights
Harbor Lights is a story collection featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge
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A great American novelist
– Michael Connelly
A gorgeous prose stylist
– Stephen King
One of my favorite authors
– John Grisham
An ungodly level of talent
– Dennis Lehane
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Internationally Best Selling Author
JAMES LEE BURKE
James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He’s authored forty novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana.
A modern master
– Publishers Weekly
America’s best novelist
– Denver Post
Burke’s writing is masterful.
– Washington Post
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CLETE Preview
Here’s the first chapter of CLETE, read by award-winning narrator Will Patton. Enjoy!
Publishers Weekly Starred Review of CLETE
Publishers Weekly has given CLETE a starred review! Readers will delight in Burke’s sterling prose...
Booklist Starred Review of CLETE
Booklist has given CLETE a starred review! It’ll come as no surprise to Burke’s fans that this is...