Tin Roof Blowdown Review

The tin roof blowdown james lee burke orion 12 99 pp384 james lee burke s writing has always had religious overtones with its focus on good and evil forgiveness and revenge and the.

Tin roof blowdown review.

July 17 2007 a looting and shooting at the height of hurricane katrina s destruction sucks dave robicheaux pegasus descending 2006 etc into new orleans s purgatorial ordeal. There is plenty of action and rich dialogue. Jun 08 2008 libby rated it it was amazing. The power grid of the city has been destroyed new orleans reduced to the level of a medieval society.

Tin roof blowdown customer reviews. By james lee burke. It is a work of profound historical value and importance that should no must be read by anyone. As james lee burke s new novel the tin roof blowdown begins hurricane katrina has left the commercial district and residential neighborhoods awash with looters and predators of every stripe.

Start your review of the tin roof blowdown dave robicheaux 16 write a review. As a potboiler crime novel the tin roof blowdown is so so. By james lee burke 384 pages. Although the tin roof blowdown describes.

I read a lot of it with tears in my eyes because more than any news story i ve yet read his novel brought back the loss of new. The tin roof blowdown by james lee burke release date. 5 star 73 4 star 17 3 star 4 2 star 3 1 star 3 tin roof blowdown. The tin roof blowdown.

In my opinion the tin roof blowdown is more than a crime novel. James lee burke s sorrow and anger are almost palpable in this novel set during katrina. 4 6 out of 5. Burke s new orleans was an accident waiting to happen.

Even before the tidal surge hit thanks to cuts in federal aid and an influx of crack cocaine mr. The characters are thinly drawn but they do not act as archetypes. More than a literary novel even. In the tin roof blowdown new iberia police detective dave robicheaux finds himself in the heart of the hurricane katrina disaster when his department is temporarily assigned to rescue and response.

4 6 out of 5 stars. Reviewed by janet maslin.