New on the Reading List: 11-Aug-06, #2
Also currently reading:
Pegasus Descending by James Lee Burke
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Simon and Schuster (July 18, 2006)
ISBN: 0743277724
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101 in Books
Source: Personal Collection
About this book, Publisher’s Weekly wrote:
‘Drawing on classical antecedents, bestseller Burke peoples his 15th Dave Robicheaux novel (after 2004’s Crusader’s Cross) with his usual assortment of near mythic characters, demonstrating how our everyday lives are beset with age-old, universal dilemmas. … With peerless naturalistic descriptions and lush, metaphysical imagery, Burke creates another challenging morality play for his flawed, everyman hero.‘
—Publisher’s Weekly
The Dave Robicheaux novels grabbed me about seven or eight years ago and haven’t let go. I’ve read every one of the last 14 and can’t wait to get into #15.
They are a bit formulaic, but the writing, like the landscape, is lush and descriptive, hypnotic and spellbinding.
I’m not normally into detective/mystery stuff, but this series is the one exception that I make.
Can’t wait to get into this one. ★
• 159 Words written by Steve @ 12:54 | 12-Aug-06 in Reading •