Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Book five in the Dave Robicheaux series
A Stained White Radiance
What you need to know before your trail
A bullet shot through the window of Weldon Sonnier’s house propels Dave Robicheaux back into the lives of a family he’s not sure he wants to be reacquainted with … Weldon Sonnier’s CIA-influenced past has led to dangerous connections and commitments, including debts to local mob boss Joey ‘Meatballs’ Gouza. As Weldon puts himself in the line of fire, Lyle Sonnier, television evangelist and faith healer, reveals to Dave a violent family history that intersects menacingly with Dave’s own.
But overshadowing the manoeuvres of Gouza’s gang is the spectre of racial politics, and it is former Klansman Bobby Earl who will prove to be Dave Robicheaux’s most elusive enemy.
Travel Guide
BookTrail Travel to Lousiana Bayou Country
New Iberia
Robicheaux and his wife live on a boat here. He has now returned to the town after being away to work for the local police department.
This is Bayou country as described and evoked in the book. The author takes us to the steamy bayous and back roads of southern Louisiana where life is never what you think. The humidity, heat, vast expanse of landscape is a unique setting for this crime fiction.
New Orleans
The city where he works comes to life in every way. From the famous Bourbon Street where the jazz bars are, to the donuts and coffee on Decatur Street to the police stations, this is a city which moves, dances, shoots and thrills.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: A Stained White Radiance
Destination: Lousiana, New Orleans, New Iberia Author/guide: James Lee Burke Departure Time: 2000s
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