Light of the World
- Authors: James Lee Burke
- Series: Book 20 in the Dave Robicheaux series
- Genres: Mystery
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- Release Date: July 23, 2013
- Print length: 560 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Dave Robicheaux is facing off against the most evil villain he has ever encountered in this tense thriller.
Sadistic serial killer Asa Surrette narrowly avoided the death penalty for his brutal murders during a time when capital punishment was banned in Kansas. After Dave Robicheaux’s daughter Alafair writes incriminating articles about Surrette, he escapes from custody and heads to Montana where Dave, Alafair, Dave’s wife Molly, Dave’s partner Clete, and Clete’s daughter Gretchen are enjoying the summer.
Surrette may be even more dangerous than Dave’s previous foe Legion Guidry, who Dave believed to be the devil. But before Dave can protect his loved ones from Surrette, he must also contend with Love Younger, a mysterious oil mogul planning a pipeline, and Wyatt Dixon, a troubled rodeo clown familiar to Burke’s fans from his previous novels.
Based on true events in Wichita, Kansas, Light of the World solidifies Robicheaux’s place as a enduring figure in modern crime fiction (The Washington Post Book World).
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