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The Tin Roof Blowdown

A Dave Robicheaux Novel

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The Tin Roof Blowdown

By: James Lee Burke
Narrated by: Will Patton
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 The Tin Roof Blowdown begins with the shooting of two would-be looters in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and then follows a motley group of characters - from street thugs to a big-time mob boss, from a junkie priest to a sadistic psychopath.

As their stories converge on a cache of stolen diamonds, the storm turns the Big Easy into a lawless wasteland of apocalyptic proportions,

©2007 James Lee Burke (P)2007 Simon & Schuster Inc Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Scary New Orleans Fiction Murder

Critic reviews

"His most gripping thriller to date." (Mirror)

"A beautifully written howl of rage." (Time Out)
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Great narration - some distinctive voices for the different characters and the story was interesting and not obvious. Though the first Dave Robicheaux novel, it's my 2nd listen (after Glass Rainbow), and I'll continue with the other books in the series..

Kept me guessing..

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Everyone must listen to this fantastic audio book.It brings the total collapse in 'normality' during hurricane Katrina and spins a thriller of the very highest quality.
I highly recommend this brilliantly written thriller.I have been a keen James Lee Burke reader but this is just superb,I think it is his best one yet and that is saying something.
The plot is full of intrigue and the characters are brilliant and I was addicted.I have since researched hurricane Katrina and wonder what would happen in my sleepy UK town if the same circumstances happened.It is thought provoking and sometimes superbly distrubing but this is a must in any brilliant thriller or suspense novel.

fantastic and addictive

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Phenomenal piece of writing, brings you close to the characters and even care for the ones that have caused the most harm! Emotional roller coaster. Highly recommend!

Emotions were high

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The telling matched the author’s diverse voices very well. It recreates the intensity and confusion following a major crime within a national crisis. Complex, but so well told, not chaotic.

Complexity of Disaster

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I have been a fan of James Lee Burke for many years, but this was the first of his novels I have listened to. Everything about this novel, & this audio presentation of it, was just outstanding. It was wonderful to hear his prose read with an authentic accent, an accent that rises from his words on the page when you read them. A complicated, gritty, honest, moral look at the catastrophe not only of Katrina, but the handling of it by the American Government. He is one of the only writers I know who can handle real painful life in a way that never resorts to being simplistic. A total gem of an audio book.

The genius of James Lee Burke

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