The Neon Rain
- Authors: James Lee Burke
- Series: Book 1 in the Dave Robicheaux series
- Genres: Mystery
- Rank:Top 1000 in Best Contemporary Literature & Fiction on Amazon
- Rating: 4.2 based on 5,945 reviews
- Release Date: January 1, 1987
- Print length: 248 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Meet Dave Robicheaux, the detective from New Orleans, in this new novel. The story kicks off with the killing of a prostitute, an investigation nobody wants him to pursue. Despite the resistance, his determination leads him to confront a dangerous drug trafficking Mafia, revealing a network of deceit and crime that certain individuals are willing to go to extreme lengths to safeguard.