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In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead - Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6
Author: James Lee Burke
ISBN-13: 9780380721214
ISBN-10: 038072121X
Publication Date: 7/1/1994
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 79 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
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SanJoseCa avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 328 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The novel is set in Louisiana, where a serial killer is loose and a movie is being filmed. The story is rich in subplots and regional atmosphere. Misty bayou scenes in which images of life in the past and present mingle. "A fine example of noir fiction."
phillyartlovesbooks avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 59 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is my favorite James Lee Burke. He\'s a super writer.
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Helpful Score: 1
The restless spectors wait in the shadows for a Cajun cop Dave Robicheaux-as he hunts for a serial butcher who is praying on the less than innoncent young. For these spirts are the guardians of his darkess torments-and they hold the key to his ultimate salvation...or fatal down fall.
SCIENCE FICTION
reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 43 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I think this is one of the best in this series--evocative, descriptive, and some wonderful twists.
bamboochik avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
If you love Louisiana, suspense, the civil war re-enactments or history you will love this authors book. I couldn't put it down and it stayed with me even when I had to.
DsuzieC avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 159 more book reviews
One of my all time faves
toni avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 351 more book reviews
#6 in Dave Robicheaux series
mscottcgp avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 231 more book reviews
I love James Lee Burke's books!! Only letting this one go because my husband bought me a duplicate-didn't look in my bookcase first!
It is in the Dave Robicheaux series set in Louisiana, about a serial killer involved with a movie company shooting on location in New Orleans
reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 4 more book reviews
Great Dave Robicheaux novel.
reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 31 more book reviews
I enjoyed very much.
felixxx999 avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 14 more book reviews
This is the first book I've read from Mr. Burke but it probably won't be the last. I found In the Electric Mist to be a very satisfying atmospheric thriller. Burke clearly loves New Orleans but doesn't hesitate to show the dark side of the Big Easy along with the beauty.
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Excellent book, the author puts you right there with the actors. I found that reading the book first then watching the movie is the best as the movie does leave alot out and you would not be in the dark about what is going on as much. Makes the movie easier to watch and understand what is going on.
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Great book. Don't watch the movie with Tommie Lee Jones, its terrible.
reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 8 more book reviews
I jumped into the Dave Robicheaux series with this book on the recommendation of William Kent Krueger who likes Burke's books very much; based on this one book, I do too.
Great title which leads to one of the mysteries, exactly what and who did see what in the mist! Also, there are a series of interesting mysteries surrounding a central mystery. Complex characters as well as a complicated plot keep the story moving quickly.
This falls in the category of a darker mystery series, not an "English cozy" mystery.
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Hollywood has sent its emissaries to New Iberia Parish to film a Civil War epicreawaking the ghosts of the past.
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Great Burke Book!
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When Hollywood invades New Iberia Parish to film a Civil War epic, restless specters waiting in the shadows for Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux are reawakenedâghosts of a history best left undisturbed. Hunting a serial killer preying on the lawless young, Robicheaux comes face-to-face with the elusive guardians of his darkest tormentsâ who hold the key to his ultimate salvation . . . or a final, fatal downfall.
OmahaJohn avatar reviewed In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 6) on + 54 more book reviews
Good book.