<p><b>'His most gripping thriller to date.' Mirror</b><br><br>Hurricane Katrina has transformed New Orleans into a violent wasteland. Criminals capitalise on the devastation as survivors wait for help that never comes.<br><br>David Robicheaux - his city in ruins -- is tasked with investigating the murder of a pair of looters: is it a simple case of 'stand-your-ground', or something altogether darker? The dead men's accomplice holds the key but he has disappeared to escape the people hunting him.<br><br>As Robicheaux uncovers a brutal catalogue of greed, torture and murder, his own family is threatened, and the ravaged city provides the perfect stage for a final confrontation between good and evil.<br><br><b>'A beautifully written howl of rage.' Time Out</b><br><br><i><b>Fans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke: <br><br>Dave Robicheaux Series<br><br></b>1. The Neon Rain <br>2. Heaven's Prisoners <br>3. Black Cherry Blues <br>4. A Morning for Flamingos <br>5. A Stained White Radiance <br>6. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead <br>7. Dixie City Jam <br>8. Burning Angel <br>9. Cadillac Jukebox <br>10. Sunset Limited <br>11. Purple Cane Road <br>12. Jolie Blon's Bounce <br>13. Last Car to Elysian Fields <br>14. Crusader's Cross <br>15. Pegasus Descending <br>16. The Tin Roof Blowdown <br>17. Swan Peak <br>18. The Glass Rainbow <br>19. Creole Belle <br>20. Light of the World <br>21. Robicheaux <br><br><b>Hackberry Holland Series<br><br></b>1. Lay Down My Sword and Shield <br>2. Rain Gods <br>3. Feast Day of Fools <br>4. House of the Rising Sun<br><br><b>Billy Bob Holland Series<br></b><br>1. Cimarron Rose <br>2. Heartwood <br>3. Bitterroot <br>4. In The Moon of Red Ponies <br><br>* Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *<br><br></i></p>