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A Morning for Flamingos
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Manufacturer: Avon
Author: James Lee Burke
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A Morning for Flamingos Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380713608
ISBN: 0380713608
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1991-08-01
Publisher: Avon
Product Release Date: 1991-08-01
Studio: Avon
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780380713608
ISBN: 0380713608
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1991-08-01
Publisher: Avon
Product Release Date: 1991-08-01
Studio: Avon
Editorial Review of A Morning for Flamingos
Clutching the shards, of his shattered life, Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux has rejoined the New lberia police force.
His partner is dead -- slain during a condemned prisoner's bloodyflight to freedom that left Robicheaux critically wounded...and reawakened the ghost of his haunted, violent past.
Now he's trailing a killer into the sordid head of die Big Easy-caught up in the lethal undercurrents of a mob double-cross...confronting his most dangerous enemy: himself
Customer Reviews of A Morning for Flamingos
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Cop Story For People Who Don't Read Cop Stories
Review: This was my first reading of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series and it is easily apparent I have been missing some fine writing. I'm not a big fan of the million big-d&^% cop novels out there. I enjoy a select few, usually those spiced with some humor. If they are dark, and depressing, and full of moralistic BS, I pass. This book, A morning For Flamingos is none of those, nor does it have the overt humor I enjoy. What it has is some fine characterization of Dave Robicheaux as a fragile human being, a caring human being, and the kind of cop one hopes really exists.
I listened to the audio version, and at first I did not care for the narrator, but the story kept me and after the first disc I found I liked that narrator more and more. And, the dang book kept getting better. Not ramped up, adrenaline-soaked action, but understated storytelling that exceeds all my requirements for an enjoying story. I recommend this without reservation, and I'm picking up a few more of Burke's works. But not here, used; at a store, where maybe by the time the leeches get their part, he'll get a quarter.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A classier brand of detective novel.
Review: JLB is just a better writer than most authors of this genre. Dave Robicheaux is a loser you can love and relate to at some level. I think the inner workings of the mind of a less than perfect man trying to do the right thing is what makes this book so appealing. Fabulous reading if you want to understand the alcoholic's pattern of thinking.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: James Lee Burke
Review: I have a complete library of James Lee Burke novels. I love them and I love hiw way of putting me right into the places his stories are about. Not too many writers do this well but I know New Iberia like I know my own town and have never even been there.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A little too gritty for my tastes
Review: On the recommendation of a column in my local newspaper, I bought several in these in the series, a little too much in the language department for my tastes. Nevertheless, you certainly can picture it in your minds eye. So, although I purchased several, I only read about the first third in one. I did not throw them away, I passed them along. There are others authors out there for me.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: First in Robicheaux series
Review: This is truly one of the best books I've ever read by a contemporary author. I found the plot line to be involving and interesting and was really committed to the character development of the main character as well as those around him. The book was recomended to me by my brother-in-law who thought if I liked it, I'd go on to read the series. I've ordered them and look forward to seeing how this personality develops. I strongly recommend it to you.
Review Summary: A Cop Story For People Who Don't Read Cop Stories
Review: This was my first reading of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series and it is easily apparent I have been missing some fine writing. I'm not a big fan of the million big-d&^% cop novels out there. I enjoy a select few, usually those spiced with some humor. If they are dark, and depressing, and full of moralistic BS, I pass. This book, A morning For Flamingos is none of those, nor does it have the overt humor I enjoy. What it has is some fine characterization of Dave Robicheaux as a fragile human being, a caring human being, and the kind of cop one hopes really exists.
I listened to the audio version, and at first I did not care for the narrator, but the story kept me and after the first disc I found I liked that narrator more and more. And, the dang book kept getting better. Not ramped up, adrenaline-soaked action, but understated storytelling that exceeds all my requirements for an enjoying story. I recommend this without reservation, and I'm picking up a few more of Burke's works. But not here, used; at a store, where maybe by the time the leeches get their part, he'll get a quarter.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A classier brand of detective novel.
Review: JLB is just a better writer than most authors of this genre. Dave Robicheaux is a loser you can love and relate to at some level. I think the inner workings of the mind of a less than perfect man trying to do the right thing is what makes this book so appealing. Fabulous reading if you want to understand the alcoholic's pattern of thinking.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: James Lee Burke
Review: I have a complete library of James Lee Burke novels. I love them and I love hiw way of putting me right into the places his stories are about. Not too many writers do this well but I know New Iberia like I know my own town and have never even been there.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A little too gritty for my tastes
Review: On the recommendation of a column in my local newspaper, I bought several in these in the series, a little too much in the language department for my tastes. Nevertheless, you certainly can picture it in your minds eye. So, although I purchased several, I only read about the first third in one. I did not throw them away, I passed them along. There are others authors out there for me.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: First in Robicheaux series
Review: This is truly one of the best books I've ever read by a contemporary author. I found the plot line to be involving and interesting and was really committed to the character development of the main character as well as those around him. The book was recomended to me by my brother-in-law who thought if I liked it, I'd go on to read the series. I've ordered them and look forward to seeing how this personality develops. I strongly recommend it to you.