Purple Cane Road is a crime novel by James Lee Burke.

Purple Cane Road
AuthorJames Lee Burke
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDave Robicheaux
GenreDetective novel
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages400 pp
ISBN0440224047
Followed byJolie Blon's Bounce 

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Dave Robicheaux, former officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S. Army infantry lieutenant who fought in the Vietnam War,[1] works as sheriff's deputy in New Iberia, Louisiana. In this book, he discovers new evidence in a murder case and additional leads in the disappearance of his mother, a longstanding subplot to this series.

Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review.[2] Kirkus gave it a positive review.[3] Writing for The New York Times, Richard Bernstein was intrigued by the book but found it, "so devoted to its own appearances, that it comes across as almost a commentary on itself rather than as something real..."[4] A reviewer in the Houston Chronicle stated, "James Lee Burke scores again with great characters."[5]

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References

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  1. ^ James Lee Burke, Purple Cane Road, Simon & Schuster, 2018, page 16: "I PUT MY ARMY-ISSUE .45 that i had brought home form Vietnam on the seat of my truck".
  2. ^ "Purple Cane Road". Publishers Weekly. July 21, 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Purple Cane Road". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Richard (August 21, 2000). "Books of the Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ Clutterbuck, John B. (September 10, 2000). "Purple Cane Road by James Lee Burke". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 31 July 2021.