{"product_id":"9781398729117","title":"The Hadacol Boogie","description":"Author: James Lee Burke\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398729117\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hallucinatory, disturbing and utterly gripping ... Burke's beautiful prose never fails to grip heart and mind' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux's property, he knows his world and family are about to change.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Valerie Benoit, a detective new to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department who is grappling with sexist and racist harassment from their colleagues, and the volatile but fiercely loyal Clete Purcel, Dave embarks on an investigation that brings him into the most dangerous moments of his career and threatens the lives of Valerie and his daughter Alafair.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe encounters a local handyman who leaves cryptic notes and warns of the ghosts who roam the shores of the bayou and is targeted by a vicious New Orleans button man and gangsters from the north.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough brilliant prose and a quintessential cast of characters, James Lee Burke weaves a portrait of a gritty, violent Louisiana at the turn of the 20th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisceral, atmospheric, and wholly original, \u003ci\u003eThe Hadacol Boogie\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life Dave Robicheaux's fierce determination to confront evil both past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JAMES LEE BURKE, THE AWARD-WINNING KING OF SOUTHERN NOIR:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed' \u003cb\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A gorgeous prose stylist'\u003cb\u003e Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'No argument: James Lee Burke is among the finest of all contemporary American novelists' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The greatest crime writer currently at work' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The reigning champ of nostalgia noir' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Masterly' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697802793118,"sku":"ADS-9781398729117","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781398729117.jpg?v=1775719720","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781398729117","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}