Burke mixes grit with hope in ‘Wayfaring Stranger’ By Jane Sumner Special to the American-Statesman Nobody sets a mood or, as the great Elmore Leonard used to say, lays in atmosphere like James Lee Burke. The Texas-born author of 33 novels and two short story collections has been at it now — he writes every single day at all hours — for nearly half a century. At 77, the “Faulkner of crime fiction” still has a lot to say about good and evil, love and hate, human behavior and society. But “Wayfaring Stranger” is unlike his 20 Cajun cop Dave Robicheaux books that are beloved by fans — or anything else he has written. This story continues on our new premium website for subscribers, MyStatesman. Continue reading/get access here »
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:41:40 +0000
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