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Wayfaring Stranger (2014)

by James Lee Burke(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1476710791 (ISBN13: 9781476710792)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: One of my late husband's favorite authors was James Lee Burke but I've put off reading this one for some reason. Perhaps because Dave Robicheaux wasn't the main character or as with many things, I just have avoided since May of 2010. At any rate, this was a great read, set in Texas, mainly with a flavor of Louisiana thrown in. But the characters did not disappoint and the stories of the early oil industry was interesting. Thanks for continuing to write good books.
review 2: Burke breaks new ground in this book, going back to the foundation of the family of Hackberry Holland, one of the characters in his series. Covering Bonnie and Clyde; the Second World War; the fledgling oil business in Texas and Louisiana, with a few visits to Hollywood thrown in, this i... mores not your typical James Lee Burke novel. But, as always, he remains true to his exploration of truth, greed, violence and evil. This is a richly imagined, sweeping tale that will take readers back to a time in America’s history that still retained some of its innocence. The story invites readers to follow along with Weldon Avery Holland as he struggles to hang on to his values and his beliefs through war and corruption when faced with the depths of evil that men will go to. less

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