A Private Cathedral
- Authors: James Lee Burke
- Series: Book 23 in the Dave Robicheaux series
- Genres: Mystery
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- Release Date: August 11, 2020
- Print length: 384 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Caught up in one of Louisiana’s oldest and bloodiest family rivalries, Detective Dave Robicheaux is faced with his most terrifying opponent yet: a time-traveling superhuman assassin.
The Shondell and Balangie families, long-standing enemies in the New Iberia criminal underworld, show no mercy towards each other. Despite this, their youngest heirs, Johnny Shondell and Isolde Balangie, teenage rock and roll musicians with enchanting voices, have defied their families by falling in love and running away. Isolde was forced into being a sex slave for Johnny’s uncle before they escaped.
Investigating the reason behind their actions, Detective Dave Robicheaux becomes entangled with both Isolde’s mother and her father’s mistress, a dangerous New Orleans mafioso filled with jealousy. Seeking revenge, the mafioso hires a mysterious assassin to target Robicheaux and his partner, Clete Purcel. Unlike any other adversary they have faced, this hitman can induce terrifying hallucinations and travels on a ghost ship that appears unexpectedly.
To rescue Johnny and Isolde and defeat the assassin, Robicheaux must confront his own personal demons—alcoholism, traumatic memories from Vietnam, and the loss of loved ones.
In James Lee Burke’s fortieth book, A Private Cathedral, readers will be captivated by a powerful tale that blends crime, romance, mythology, horror, and science fiction to create a thrilling narrative about the overwhelming power of love.
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