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The Tin Roof Blowdown

The Tin Roof Blowdown

A Dave Robicheaux Novel
CrimeHardboiled
Pages
384
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

After Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, Sheriff's Deputy Dave Robicheaux is drawn into the investigation of a brutal murder and a string of related crimes. The case spirals into a personal vendetta when a sadistic criminal targets Robicheaux's own family, forcing him to confront a world of violence, corruption, and moral compromise in the aftermath of the storm.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkGrittyTense
RevengeMorally GreyAnti-Hero

Genres

Crime Hardboiled Noir

About the author

J
James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936, in Houston, Texas) is an American novelist best known for the Dave Robicheaux crime series, which began with The Neon Rain. He also writes the Billy Bob Holland and Hackberry Holland series. His novels have won three Edgar Awards for Best Novel — Black Cherry Blues (1990), Cimarron Rose (1998), and Flags on the Bayou (2024) — and in 2009 the Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master.

Characters

Dave RobicheauxProtagonist
All characters in The Tin Roof Blowdown