{"product_id":"the-hadacol-boogie-9781398729117","title":"The Hadacol Boogie","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe iconic Dave Robicheaux returns in another Southern Noir thriller from 'the greatest crime writer currently at work' (\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hallucinatory, disturbing and utterly gripping ... Burke's beautiful prose never fails to grip heart and mind' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux's property, he knows his world and family are about to change.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Valerie Benoit, a detective new to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department who is grappling with sexist and racist harassment from their colleagues, and the volatile but fiercely loyal Clete Purcel, Dave embarks on an investigation that brings him into the most dangerous moments of his career and threatens the lives of Valerie and his daughter Alafair.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe encounters a local handyman who leaves cryptic notes and warns of the ghosts who roam the shores of the bayou and is targeted by a vicious New Orleans button man and gangsters from the north.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough brilliant prose and a quintessential cast of characters, James Lee Burke weaves a portrait of a gritty, violent Louisiana at the turn of the 20th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisceral, atmospheric, and wholly original, \u003ci\u003eThe Hadacol Boogie\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life Dave Robicheaux's fierce determination to confront evil both past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JAMES LEE BURKE, THE AWARD-WINNING KING OF SOUTHERN NOIR:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed' \u003cb\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A gorgeous prose stylist'\u003cb\u003e Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'No argument: James Lee Burke is among the finest of all contemporary American novelists' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The greatest crime writer currently at work' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The reigning champ of nostalgia noir' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Masterly' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781398729117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 10 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Orion Publishing Co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15.2(L)x4(W)580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 580\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eJames Lee Burke is the author of many novels, and the critically-acclaimed, bestselling Detective Dave Robicheaux series. He won the Edgar Award for both Cimarron Rose and Black Cherry Blues, and Sunset Limited was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger. Two For Texas was adapted for television, and Heaven's Prisoners and In the Electric Mist for film. Burke has been a Breadloaf Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow, has been awarded the Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America and has been nominated for a Pulitzer award. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.jamesleeburke.com\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"James Lee Burke (Author)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055494377689,"sku":"9781398729117","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781398729117.jpg?v=1772454634","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-hadacol-boogie-9781398729117","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}