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James crumley author of the last good kiss the neon rain is a dream come true, a detective novel that bridges the gap to serious fiction with marvelous characters, an intricate plot, and lyrical prosethis is a novel i really admire. He wants to tell the detective of a jailhouse rumor. Army infantry lieutenant who fought in the vietnam war, becomes involved with drug dealers, mafia chieftains, and a former army general with shady arms dealings in central. The neon rain was the first of the twenty books in james lee burkes awardwinning dave robicheaux series of detective novels, and an auspicious beginning it was. Introducing the new orleans detective dave robicheaux. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the neon rain. Dave robicheaux is the name of the homicide cop a viet vet, an outdoorsman, a racetrack. The neon rain ebook chicago public library bibliocommons. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
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