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The Neon Rain
by James Lee Burke
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
VERY GOOD condition — DUST JACKET: Minor wear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. BOARDS: Minor rubbing to top and bottom edges. BOOK: Minor foxing to textblock head. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. Any questions: please ask.
Here on offer is a very nice copy of James Lee Burke's first novel of crime fiction, The Neon Rain, introducing detective Dave Robicheaux and his forays through the mean streets of New Orleans. This copy if a true 1st trade edition, 1st printing published by Henry Holt & Co. in 1988. The dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Mylar sleeve.
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"The outstanding first book in the ever-popular Dave Robicheaux series."
"Introducing the New Orleans detective Dave Robicheaux.
Johnny Massina, a convicted murderer bound for the electric chair, has warned Dave Robicheaux that he's on somebody's hit list, and now the homicide detective is trying to discover just who that is before he ends up dead.
Meanwhile he has taken on the murder investigation of a young black girl found dead in the Bayou Swamp - a case no one seems keen for him to investigate. But Robicheaux persists and uncovers a web of corruption that some would kill to protect, leading him to a terrifying confrontation with the one horror he fears most of all."
"Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:
'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' — Michael Connelly
'A gorgeous prose stylist.' — Stephen King"
The above text was taken from Orion publishing (via Google Books).[Burke, James Lee. The Neon Rain. United Kingdom: Orion, 2010.]
This handsome copy would be a worthy addendum to your 1st editions library.
Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LEE BURKE THE NEON RAIN Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with killers and hustlers, with police brass, and with the bottle. Lost without his wife's love, Robicheaux's haunted soul mirrors the intensity and dusky mystery of New Orleans' French Quarter -- the place he calls home, and the place that nearly destroys him when he becomes involved in the case of a young prostitute whose body is found in a bayou. Thrust into the world of drug lords and arms smugglers, Robicheaux must face down a subterranean criminal world and come to terms with his own bruised heart in order to survive.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 212
- Title
- The Neon Rain
- Author
- James Lee Burke
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1987
- Weight
- 1.63 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st printing
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