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Heaven's Prisoners

by James Lee Burke

1988 · mystery & crime · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

"Vietnam vet Dave Robicheaux has turned inhis detective's badge, is winning his battle against booze, and has left New Orleans with hsi wife for the tranquil beauty of Louisiana's bayous. But a plane creahsed on the Gulf brings a young girl into his life and with her comes a netherworld of murder, deception, and homegrown crime." -- Back cover.

Set in

  • ★
    New Orleans · United States
    Louisiana bayou and New Orleans, Dave Robicheaux
    ★ primary

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