In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead

I really enjoy the main character and his family and friends - - and Tripod, the 3-legged raccoon. Been a fan for years. James Lee Burke has the most descriptive prose. I've never been to Louisiana but he makes me feel what it's like to be there.

Burke is one of the few authors who writes a literary mystery. The Robicheaux books (especially the first eight or ten) are wonderful reads filled with atmosphere, vivid descriptions of the settings and characters who come alive on the page. Electric Mist is one of my favorites along with Neon Rain,......more

Dave, Dave, Dave. Your moral compass seems to move constantly depending on the circumstances. The inner demons never go away either so you're in a constant battle with yourself. Maybe easing up on yourself would help? Perhaps, but probably not. And how would you do that anyway? A psychiatrist couch?......more

4.5 stars. Really well done, and amazing audiobook narration by Will Patton. I loved Dave Robicheaux's cool and easy n'orleans attitude, Burke's use of old ghosts and legends to infuse an uncanny sense of mysticism, and a superbly executed buildup of suspense and climax. Really well done.......more

The best Dave Robicheaux so far. Almost too much of a good thing. Too much of Dave’s brooding and too much sensory overload in the prose. But too much of good thing is still a lot of a good thing. The plot is bit more of a procedural but the mystery is good, the villain heinous and the magical reali......more

This is my favorite James Lee Burke novel and the first I ever read. His use of language in this book was wonderful and he never really replicated that in any of his other books. This was made into a very poor movie starring Tommy Lee Jones. it's another example of how films can't capture the langua......more