Jolie Blon's Bounce (Dave Robicheaux) - Tapa blanda

"This is Burke at his best."
-- "Library Journal"

A New York Times BestsellerJames Lee Burke brings back his acclaimed hero Dave Robicheaux in this powerful New York Times bestseller packed with suspense and menace.When a beautiful teenage girl is killed, the victim of a particularly savage rape, New Iberia, Louisiana, police detective Dave Robicheaux senses from the very start that the most likely suspect, Tee Bobby Hulin, is not the actual killer. Though a drug addict and general ne'er-do-well, Hulin just doesn't fit the profile for this kind of brutal crime. When another murder occurs, this victim a drugged-out prostitute who happens to be the daughter of one of the local mafia big-wigs, all clues once again point to Tee Bobby Hulin, and the cries for an arrest become too loud to ignore. The dead girl's father, however, prefers to take matters in his own hands and sets out to find - and punish - the killer himself.About the author: James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, is the author of twenty-two previous novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Bitterroot, Sunset Limited, Cimarron Rose, Cadillac Jukebox, Burning Angel, Dixie City Jam, and Purple Cane Road. James Lee Burke lives with his wife in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.