<p><b>The eighteenth Detective Dave Robicheaux novel from the award-winning, Pulitzer nominated, James Lee Burke - 'one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced'</b><br><br><b>*******</b><br><br>When Detective Dave Robicheaux gets a call saying his ex-partner Clete Purcell is in jail for assault, bailing him out is instinctive. After all, Clete is the man who saved his life.<br><br>The man Clete assaulted is a suspect in a series of murders, but his involvement is hidden behind his work with a charity aimed at getting vulnerable women off the streets.<br><br>As Robicheaux investigates, he is confronted with the possibility that the murders will lead him to a place of absolute darkness and living evil, connected to the one person he will do anything to protect: his daughter...<br><b><br>Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:</b><br><br>'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' <i>Michael Connelly</i><br><br>'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King<br><br>'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br><b>Fans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke</b><br><b><i><br>Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order</i></b><br><br><br><b>Dave Robicheaux Series</b><br><br>1. <i>The Neon Rain</i><br><br>2. <i>Heaven's Prisoners</i><br><br>3. <i>Black Cherry Blues</i><br><br>4. <i>A Morning for Flamingos</i><br><br>5. <i>A Stained White Radiance</i><br><br>6. <i>In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead</i><br><br>7. <i>Dixie City Jam</i><br><br>8. <i>Burning Angel</i><br><br>9. <i>Cadillac Jukebox</i><br><br>10. <i>Sunset Limited</i><br><br>11. <i>Purple Cane Road</i><br><br>12. <i>Jolie Blon's Bounce</i><br><br>13. <i>Last Car to Elysian Fields</i><br><br>14. <i>Crusader's Cross</i><br><br>15. <i>Pegasus Descending</i><br><br>16. <i>The Tin Roof Blowdown</i><br><br>17. <i>Swan Peak</i><br><br>18. <i>The Glass Rainbow</i><br><br>19. <i>Creole Belle</i><br><br>20. <i>Light of the World</i><br><br>21. <i>Robicheaux</i><br><b><br>Hackberry Holland Series</b><br><br>1. <i>Lay Down My Sword and Shield</i><br><br>2. <i>Rain Gods</i><br><br>3. <i>Feast Day of Fools</i><br><br>4. <i>House of the Rising Sun</i><br><br><b>Billy Bob Holland Series<br></b><br>1. <i>Cimarron Rose</i><br><br>2. <i>Heartwood</i><br><br>3. <i>Bitterroot</i><br><br>4. <i>In The Moon of Red Ponies</i></p>