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In his own mind, Clete was still a cop. His mistakes at NOPD, his history of addiction and vigilantism and involvement with biker girls and junkie strippers and street skells of every stripe all seemed to disappear from his memory, as though the justice of his cause were absolution enough and his misdeeds were simply burnt offerings that should not be held against him." Dave Robicheaux and Clete Purcel are some of the best characters I have ever encountered ... they balance each other out perfectly. And, there has been great character development as the series progressed. The ending in this book is a true masterpiece. I'm sure that this will be considered an American Literature Masterpiece or Classic someday. Nevertheless, Purcel can tell something's up. Like I said, these men share a vast past, and they know each other perhaps even better then they know themselves. So when the two get hot on the trail of the network responsible for seven dead girls, no spirit in the world will stop them from achieving their objective. The different angles from multiple droplets form a complete circle of color in the sky — our beloved rainbow. Ever noticed that most of the time, you see only part of the circle? That's because the ground gets in the way! The Double Rainbow Meanwhile, Dave is investigating the savage killings of several young local women. No one else seems to care at all about these victims, all of whom came from disadvantaged circumstances, but Dave is determined to pursue the cases, even though most of them lay outside of his jurisdiction. As always, Clete Purcel, who serves as Dave's alter ego, plays his usual role and blasts through the book like the proverbial bull in a china shop. There's a real chance that Clete's antics are finally going to catch up with him here, and all of these complex threads come together in a shattering climax.

One that believed there was virtue in allowing memory to soften and revise the image of the deceased, that appearance was more important than substance, because ultimately appearance was, in its way, a fulfillment of aspiration.

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I only wished I opened a chapter into the character David Robicheaux's life more sooner than this. I took to reading this novel now as I had creole belle to read before release, wanting the run down on this Bayou saga. This story is epic it covers more than just a crime. One thing for sure is have James Lee Burke up there as a writer in the league of his own. For the last 6-7 entries, the series has been consistently good but formulaic. The Glass Rainbow however sizzles with a sense of impending doom that gives it an urgency the series has not seen in a long time. Add the best prose the genre has ever seen. And the only reason for not reading Burke as a crime fiction fan is if one finds the books too dark. But isn't it a bit like staying away from a stimulating and intelligent discussion because it is too smart for you? Rating - 5/5 It has been my experience that most human stories are circular rather than linear. Regardless of the path we choose, we somehow end up where we commenced - in part, I suspect, because the child who lives in us goes along for the ride.” Seven young women in neighboring Jefferson Davis Parish have been brutally murdered. While the crimes have all the telltale signs of a serial killer, the death of Bernadette Latiolais, a high school honor student, doesn't fit: she is not the kind of hapless and marginalized victim psychopaths usually prey upon.

Consistent with the series, the prose was languid, the descriptions were evocative, the mayhem and madness never ceased, and the violence and brutality were deeply disturbing. Once I got past the halfway point (and became fully vested), I was highly disinclined to put it down. I am a member of the camp that finds the work of James Lee Burke necessary. I have read that he is the modern day Faulkner. All I know is that he brings alive the Louisiana that I know and his characters remain with me in between the releases of the books.As always in these books, the atmosphere looms large and, as has been the case in several of them, Dave's own family is at grave personal risk. In this case, it's his adopted daughter, Alafair, who is home on a break from college and struggling to complete a novel. Alafair begins a relationship with Kermit Abelard, the son of a family that has long constituted something of the local aristocracy.

Adding to Robicheaux’s troubles is the matter of his daughter, Alafair, on leave from Stanford Law to put the finishing touches on her novel. Her literary pursuit has led her into the arms of Kermit Abelard, celebrated novelist and scion of a once prominent Louisiana family whose fortunes are slowly sinking into the corruption of Louisiana’s subculture. Abelard’s association with best-selling ex-convict author Robert Weingart, a man who uses and discards people like Kleenex, causes Robicheaux to fear that Alafair might be destroyed by the man she loves. As his daughter seems to drift away from him, he wonders if he has become a victim of his own paranoia. But as usual, Robicheaux’s instincts are proven correct and he finds himself dealing with a level of evil that is greater than any enemy he has confronted in the past. The Glass Rainbow is elegant, sharp-edged, haunting and terrific,just like all Burke's novels. Dave's daughter Alafair is romantically involved with a man who is shepherding Alafair's first novel toward publication, but the company he keeps makes Dave justifiably nervous. As Dave goes on the offense, he uncovers links to several murders of young girls, and tries to steer Alafair away from the company she has chosen to keep. But nobody likes to be told who she can or can't fall in love with, and Alafair (naturally) insists that Dave has it all wrong. But we know (becsuse we've read 20 other Dave Robicheaux novels) that Dave is never wrong, and must watch as Alafair's heart beats a march toward disaster. Dave has always had a chip on his shoulder when it comes to folks like the Abelards whom he feels have exploited the people and the land of his beloved native state for their own personal gain. Yet he changes. In a telling scene, one of Abelard's associates slut shames his daughter. Just before the scene Burke reminds how the same man has already been beaten up on three separate occasions because he is the sort of asshole that keeps dentists in business. Robicheaux however does not resort to violence though he has beaten up a guy before for saying similar stuff. And that in essence is why Robicheaux works so well for me. His first instinct is always to do the right thing and more importantly he does not always succeed. The main suspect in a serial killer case is acquainted with Alafair's (Robicheaux's daughter) latest boyfriend - Kermit Abelard. The Abelards are rich Southern landlords, the kind that has played antagonists to Robicheaux since the series started. It is nice to see Alafair making errors in judgment, she has been too perfect in previous entries. Highlights include a great gunfight and an ending that would have been a fitting finale to the series.

The extra ingredient in this mix is the presence of Dave's daughter Alafair, home for the summer between college and law school. She is also writing a novel (there's a lot of writing going on here) and becomes involved with Kermit Abelard, aforementioned plantation heir from our suspect list. Another bad apple Vidor Perkins, a sociopath with a very stained life becomes a problem for David as he makes threats and scares his precious daughter Alafair. The Glass Rainbow is the best James Lee Burke novel, the best Dave Robicheaux tale. The novel begins with the investigation of the deaths of seven girls and young women. There is a list of suspects: an heir to a plantation fortune turned author of historical novels; an ex-con turned author of a novel about his prison time (one of those people made famous by an affluent "sophisticated" readership living vicariously on illicit thrills); a swamp-wise dealer/pimp/entrepreneur who preys expertly on desperate people with dreams of a significant life; a nouveaux-riche millionaire and his wife with old money pretensions, under investigation by the IRS and the SEC. Robicheaux is the most layered protagonist in crime fiction history. With age both Burke and his protagonist has gotten more judgmental but he is often wondering whether his decisions are tinged with inherent biases and condescending attitudes. This sort of internal rumination makes him so appealing to me. He is certain about his motivations but confused about the morality of his actions. David our main protagonist, a veteran detective who’s seen the evil that men do and has had his own demons to battle with in the past, he has more scars thorough life than any one man would want to accumulate. He’s still living and walking the earth, he’s strong will, good character and fight for survival is testament to this.