Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5)

A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5)
A Stained White Radiance - Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5
Author: James Lee Burke
Cajun police detective Dave Robicheaux knows the Sonnier family of New Iberia -- their connections to the CIA, the mob, and to a former Klansman now running for state office. And he knows their past, as dark and murky as a night on the Louisiana bayou. An assassination attempt and the death of a cop draw Robicheaux into the Sonniers' dangero...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380720477
ISBN-10: 0380720477
Publication Date: 5/1/1993
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 82
4 stars, based on 82 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

 reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I came to James Lee Burke and Dave Robicheaux by accident and now I am hooked!!! I started with Sunset Limited, not knowing there was 9 earlier novels in the series. I am quickly making my way through them and enjoying them immensely. It is not enough to describe them as "mystery" or "thrillers". Burke has introduced me to a whole new world so completely different to the place I live. Dave is a thoroughly believable creation, and might I add one of the sexiest men in fiction! This is my favourite in the series so far, but I still have 6 to read, and then Burke's other novels! I feel like I have not only been entertained by a good story but I have been educated about a place and people that I had no knowledge of.
bamboochik avatar reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A page turner! Here is an author you will never tire of. Tantalizing descriptions of south Louisiana go along with mystical occurrances and plain old evil culprits that need to be found out and punished one way or the other.
reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 131 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great writing, great descriptions, and just about one of the greatest writers of our day
Read All 16 Book Reviews of "A Stained White Radiance Dave Robicheaux Bk 5"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

 reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 6 more book reviews
Typical Burke Dave Rovicheaux novel, he puts you right there.
reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 3 more book reviews
this is a typical james lee burke. will pass the time away,but his books are pretty much the same theme over and over.ok,but not great.
thanks, barbara
reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 17 more book reviews
I've read everything James Lee Burke has ever written, and now I'm reading books written by his real-life daughter, Alafair (who is a character in so many of his books - you can almost watch her grow up if you read his books in chronological order). He sets most of his stories in South Louisiana, and no one gets it right like JLB. The descriptions of the Louisiana landscape, with its dreamy, slow-moving bayous and dreamy, slow-moving way of life, the New Orleans he loves, the dialogue that is right on, even the history and culture of the Acadian, or 'Cajun' people (and in New Orleans, the Creoles - and the Mob)...he gets it all right, and you can tell he loves the place he lives and writes about. (Can you tell I'm a Louisiana lady?) :-)

Since the story is well-described, I won't attempt another description. But I will say that I believe anyone who enjoys a good mystery with in-depth characterizations and plenty of twists and turns, should truly enjoy the incomparable James Lee Burke.
reviewed A Stained White Radiance (Dave Robicheaux, Bk 5) on + 3 more book reviews
A good solid Dave Robicheaux mystery done with Burke's keen eye for description, setting, and local vernacular.


Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.