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Light of the World

By: James Lee Burke
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Detective Dave Robicheaux, his wife Molly and daughter Alafair are vacationing in Montana. But evil, it seems, has followed them into this wild paradise.

Someone is stalking Alafair, and Dave begins to suspect that it's a convicted serial killer she interviewed two years ago - even though he’s supposed to be dead.

Is Alafair the target of a depraved serial killer, or has she unwittingly crossed paths with a murderous psychopath closer to home?

©2013 James Lee Burke (P)2013 imon & Schuster Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

"James Lee Burke continues to astonish" ( The Times)
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excellent story. will listen to again and now will look for my from this auther

very good

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Once again an absolute sublime story and narration. James Lee Burke is a genius. I want to go to New Iberia and Montana. Flights are cheap at the moment. Could you please acquire the rights for the rest of jlbs books please.
Overall just delicious

Masterful story and narration

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What does Will Patton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Will Paton's accents are brilliant. He brings each character to life and while at first the local dialects can sometimes be a bit tricky to understand for us Brits, you soon get used to it.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This was one of those books that I could not wait to get back in the car and carry on listening to. If there was one criticism, it would be that it was a little too long and some scenes did not add much to the plot.

Any additional comments?

This was my first James Lee Burke novel and he is so descriptive, you feel like you are stood next to the characters in Montana as it is happening. He also has a very dry sense of humor with some excellent "one liners". I now intend to buy the full " Dave Robicheaux" series.

Excellent!

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I struggled to finish it. It seems to drag on for a long time. Enjoyed Clete' character in this book and Dave seem to have taken a backseat.

Didn't like the storyline

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I love the Robichaux series, but there was too much serial killer action in this

Too much serial killer

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