Feast Day of Fools

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A powerful and unforgettable thriller from 'one of the finest American writers' GUARDIAN

Danny Boy Lorca was used to having apocalyptic visions - the beatings he'd taken in jail and the booze he drank to forget them made sure of that. But what he saw and heard that night out…

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2 authors picked Feast Day of Fools as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Armin Shimerman

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All of James Burke's novels are my favorites. His plots constantly take you by surprise, and his characters drip with foibles and exotic passions. This book does not take place in New Orleans yet, but Mr. Burke seems to equally understand the heat, the intentions, the loneliness, and the nightmares of the Southwest border. I could not get enough of his colorful dialogue and poetical descriptions.

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Steven Bannister

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James Lee Burke’s foray into the ‘world beyond us’ is the real evil that has entered Texan Sheriff Hackberry Holland’s corner of Texas. Burke really knows how to draw readers in to that inhuman world of psychotic killers, religious maniacs, and tortured souls. Sounds grim—and it is—but Burke is a master storyteller whose descriptive powers of time and place are unparalleled in my view. JL’s books are not horror stories, but they’re close.

From Steven's list on combining real world drama with something otherworldly.