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Mar 22, 2017lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I think I've read everything by the prolific James Lee Burke and have yet to be disappointed. While he sticks to his strengths (sharply drawn characters, tangled up plots, pungent dialogue, a strong sense of evil and injustice), I never find his books cliched or dull. His latest (as of 3/17) is a little different in that the protagonist is Texas teenager Aaron Holland, who is related to the other Hollands that Burke has written about. It's partly the usual Burke crime sage, but also a coming of age/first love story that reminded me a bit of "The Last Picture Show." But with more death. Although he'll never get much respect from the literati, Burke is one of our great writers.