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Date Posted: 16:12:37 10/24/01 Wed
Author: mt. healthy mountaineer
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ANHOW Review of Books "Cadillac Jukebox" by James Lee Burke

Genre: police
publisher:Hyperion books
length: 446 pages, paperback

This is part of a series of books written about an ex-New Orleans cop named Dave Robicheauxa nd his trials and tribulations. This will also serve as a review of the series, since they generally have the same gritty feel and a lot of the same themes (racism, race relations, the difficulties of being a cop while also being father and husband).

I love the setting and the details Burke puts in his books about New Orleans and the whole Bayou scene. He shows us the seemy side of New Orleans (which is not too hard to do - if you've ever been there you know what I mean. Not that every other city is problem-free, its just that New Orleans seemy side is very public - hey, its one of the attractions). Burke has a great ear for accents, and this makes parts of his books fun to read. However, his books can be depressing. No one rides off in the sunset as happy as can be.

This particular bbok concerns a white man jailed in the 1990s for the murder of an NAACP leader in the 1960s. He claims he did not do it, but the man running for governor made his reputation proving he did. Dave R. happens to know both men and gets dragged into the controversy against his better judgement...

Grade: C - great atmosphere, unnecessary plot twists.

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