Dixie City Jam

By James Lee Burke,

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The 7th Dave Robicheaux novel from Sunday Times bestselling author James Lee Burke

When a Nazi submarine is discovered lying in sixty feet of water off the Louisiana coast some troubled ghosts are ready to be released. A local businessman is offering Detective Dave Robicheaux big money to bring the…

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1 author picked Dixie City Jam as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

James Lee Burke’s Robichaud novels are terrific. In this book, Detective Dave Robichaud is caught up in a deadly struggle over a Nazi U-boat buried off the Louisiana coast.

Like any great protagonist, Robichaud is a guy with troubles that pre-date and persist long after any case is closed. This time it’s a sunken Nazi ship that has been the stuff of nightmares since he was a child. The story unfolds in a moody New Orleans, teeming with dark characters all pursuing their own violent ends.

Burke's language is lyrical, his dialogue dead-on. Best of all, he tells this tale…

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