Books like Jolie Blon's bounce by James Lee Burke
In New Iberia, Louisiana, rookie police detective Dave Robicheaux investigates the savage rape‑murder of a teenage girl and a subsequent drugged‑out prostitute killing that points to the same suspect, Tee Bobby Hulin. As Robicheaux digs deeper, he confronts his own painkiller addiction, the enigmatic former plantation overseer Legion, and the complex web of local crime. With allies like Clete Purcel and confrontations against figures such as Jimmy Dean Styles and Joe Zeroski, the case escalates into a deadly battle for justice.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: James Lee Burke
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