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James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke
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James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the author of thirty previous novels and two collections of short stories, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Glass Rainbow, Swan Peak, The Tin Roof Blowdown, Last Car to Elysian Fields and Rain Gods. He lives in Missoula, Montana.

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Scranton Times-Tribune, February 5, 2012
...the Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency, whose clients include such marquee crime fiction authors as Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke. "Lou's picking up the pieces of other's lives, as well as picking up the pieces of his own life. There's this search...
Suite101.com, February 2, 2012
...are examples of noir fiction from Mickey Spillane, Jim Thompson and Evan Hunter. Modern masters like Elmore Leonard, James Lee Burke, Dennis Lehane, Jeffrey Deaver and Lawrence Block are also included. Each story is prefaced with a brief biography of the...
Piedmont Journal, February 2, 2012
...Double Dexter by Jeff Lindsay • Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Smith • Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke • Fed Up by Rick Perry • Gabby by Gabrielle Giffords • Happy Accidents by Jane Lynch • HVAC Licensing Stugy Guide by Rex Miller • If...
AL.com, January 29, 2012
...a seamless blend of the literary and thriller genres that rises above the usual tripe. Award-winning Louisiana novelist James Lee Burke has answered that challenge with his Dave Robicheaux series of cop thrillers that always match the best of modern...
Irish Independent, January 23, 2012
...radical science, this is an intriguing and timely thriller. Set in contemporary Texas, Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke is a very modern novel that is nevertheless obsessed with the past. The novel is the third in a series of books to centre on...
Cool Cleveland, January 16, 2012
...wrote. It’s also somewhat more violent than usual (for me), although compared to some great writers like James Lee Burke and Karin Slaughter, the violence and cruelty are mild.” We also want Dominick to resolve his personal issues. He admits he...
Book Reporter, January 14, 2012
...essays to short stories. He has been given kudos by the best of today's mystery writers, including James Lee Burke, who says, "I believe no one has written more lyrically about the Gulf stream since Ernest Hemingway." DEAD LAST is sure to satisfy his...
Dohiyi Mir, October 19, 2011
...its applications, how it impacts society, business, etc.  I decided to kick it off--and maybe end--with material from James Burke's Connections series. His fourth episode, Faith in Numbers , is particularly fitting: how the Black Death and linen...
Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communica, October 1, 2011
...it's hard to choose). In the end, I picked John's session because it reminded me of James Burke's amazing Connections series, weaving history, humor, and nerd chic into one superb speech." (Alistair for Hugh). Strata Summit 2011: Cory Doctorow,...
Warren Ellis, October 1, 2011
...extended televisual essay, also sometimes referred to as rhetorical television. The first one that really impacted me was James Burke’s CONNECTIONS: You can throw THE ASCENT OF MAN into that bucket too, and probably COSMOS if you feel like it. And,...
New York Daily Photo, September 20, 2011
...planning as a web of interconnected ideas, such as those on the mind-numbing documentary TV show Connections with James Burke. My attention turned to her interest in reforestation with the organization Community Carbon Trees Costa Rica. As I scanned that...
GeekWire, July 28, 2011
...door, which didn’t seem entirely sure it wanted to stay closed. Your geek role models (And why?): James Burke, from the TV series, “Connections” and the film, “The Day the Universe Changed.” He was taking depth of knowledge, mixing it with...
Global Warming, July 11, 2011
...it up to inspect it, I was drawn to the book because years before I had learned from James Burke’s TV series Connections how a largely forgotten period called the “ Little Ice Age ” helped shape the course of … Read the original here: The Great...
Make: Online, May 28, 2011
...a first-hand understanding of the man-made world. Just today, I came across a new reference to “ Connections ” by James Burke , the wonderfully creative BBC documentary series from the 1970s. Like the Quennells, Burke jumps from century to century to...