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(b.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.
Awards: Edgar (2024), CWA (2024) see all
Genres: Mystery, Historical
New and upcoming books
Series
Hackberry Holland
1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
2. Rain Gods (2009)
3. Feast Day of Fools (2011)
4. House of the Rising Sun (2015)
1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
2. Rain Gods (2009)
3. Feast Day of Fools (2011)
4. House of the Rising Sun (2015)
Dave 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 (1996)
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 (2007)
18. The Glass Rainbow (2010)
19. Creole Belle (2012)
20. Light of the World (2013)
21. Robicheaux (2018)
22. The New Iberia Blues (2019)
23. A Private Cathedral (2020)
24. Clete (2024)
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 (1996)
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 (2007)
18. The Glass Rainbow (2010)
19. Creole Belle (2012)
20. Light of the World (2013)
21. Robicheaux (2018)
22. The New Iberia Blues (2019)
23. A Private Cathedral (2020)
24. Clete (2024)
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)
Dave Robicheaux Omnibus
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead / Cadillac Jukebox / Sunset Limited (2000)
Dixie City Jam / Burning Angel / Purple Cane Road (2002)
The Neon Rain / Heaven's Prisoners / Black Cherry Blues (2004)
3 Great Novels (2005)
A Dave Robicheaux Boxed Set (2011)
A Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set (2012)
The Robicheaux Collection (2012)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead / Cadillac Jukebox / Sunset Limited (2000)
Dixie City Jam / Burning Angel / Purple Cane Road (2002)
The Neon Rain / Heaven's Prisoners / Black Cherry Blues (2004)
3 Great Novels (2005)
A Dave Robicheaux Boxed Set (2011)
A Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set (2012)
The Robicheaux Collection (2012)
Holland Family
1. Wayfaring Stranger (2014)
2. The Jealous Kind (2016)
3. Another Kind of Eden (2021)
4. Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (2022)
5. Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie (2025)
1. Wayfaring Stranger (2014)
2. The Jealous Kind (2016)
3. Another Kind of Eden (2021)
4. Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (2022)
5. Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie (2025)
Novels
Half of Paradise (1965)
To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
Two for Texas (1982)
aka Sabine Spring
The Lost Get Back Boogie (1986)
White Doves at Morning (2002)
Flags on the Bayou (2023)
To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
Two for Texas (1982)
aka Sabine Spring
The Lost Get Back Boogie (1986)
White Doves at Morning (2002)
Flags on the Bayou (2023)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by James Lee Burke
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021 (2021)
(Best Mystery Stories of the Year, book 1)
edited by
Lee Child and Otto Penzler
The Best American Mystery Stories 2020 (2020)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
C J Box and Otto Penzler
The Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (2018)
(Best American Mystery Stories)
edited by
Louise Penny and Otto Penzler
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