Hi there John-
Yes, Burke does have a but of the "Faulknerian mystic" about
him. A hell of a writer, for my money. I've read IN THE
ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD, and thought it was
pretty good, although the (for me) obvious hallucination
about John Bell Hood coming back from the grave to converse
with Dave Robicheaux was a bit distracting. You might try A
STAINED WHITE RADIANCE (another Robicheaux novel). I finished
it not too long ago and loved it. I have a large number of
Burke's stuff in my To-Be-Read Hill (too large for a pile,
over even a hillock).
Most importantly, welcome to the list. We talk about all this
cool stuff here!
Lastly, you live in the most gorgeous city in the Western
hemisphere.
Brian Thornton Seattle, WA
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From: John A. Armstrong
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Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: RARA-AVIS: Introduction
Hello - new to the list and mostly checking that
I'm getting and sending mail OK. But to keep this on-topic,
I'm reading some James Lee Burke books I picked up in trade
and several of them feature the Billy Bob Holland character,
who's haunted in a comradely way by his friend L.Q. Navarro.
Can anyone recall any other books/series in the genre that
had supernatural elements?
Another Burke book, In The Electric Mist with
Confederate Dead, had the lead character visited by a Civi
War general and his troops, though whether this a ghost or
hallucination is left undetermined, but beyond that I can't
think of any.
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