#6 Dave Robicheaux

In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead

James Lee Burke
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Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to be sidetracked into persuading ex-schoolmate mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni to leave town. And it turns out that Balboni is the money behind a Civil War movie that's bringing in good business. But then the film crew stumble on a skeleton out in the bayou, and the links between a thirty-year-old lynching, a Civil War general, Balboni and the serial killer lead Dave into treacherous waters, with only a handful of unexpected allies to help him protect his own.
Genres: MysteryFictionCrimeThrillerMystery ThrillerDetectiveNoirHistorical FictionAudiobookSuspense
344 Pages

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