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James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author and one of the most honored voices in American crime fiction. A three-time Edgar Award winner and recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, he is best known for the Dave Robicheaux series, praised for its lyrical prose and deep sense of place. His work has been translated worldwide and adapted for film. Burke lives in western Montana with his wife, Pearl.

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Series

Hackberry Holland


A Mystery series (1971 - 2015)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Texas noir steeped in corruption and civil rights unrest
  • Damaged do-gooders fighting for outsiders
  • Family ghosts driving vengeance across small-town lives

Dave Robicheaux


A Mystery series (1987 - 2026)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Haunted Louisiana noir with guilt-soaked detectives
  • Moral-gray crime fights against mob power and corruption
  • Bayou grit drifting into New Orleans and Montana darkness

Billy Bob Holland


A Mystery series (1997 - 2001)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Small-town Texas legal drama steeped in old grudges
  • Haunted lawyer heroes pulled toward dangerous justice
  • Landscape-rich noir with personal enemies closing in

Holland Family


A Historical Fiction series (2014 - 2025)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Texas family sagas steeped in outlaw history and oil-boom ambition
  • Coming-of-age under violence, class pressure, and dangerous first love
  • Ghost-haunted crime stories with grief, menace, and buried corruption

Standalone Fiction

Half of Paradise

To the Bright and Shining Sun

Two for Texas

The Convict and Other Stories

The Convict and Other Stories

Short story collection

The Lost Get Back Boogie

Texas City, 1947

Texas City, 1947

Short story

White Doves at Morning

Jesus Out to Sea

Jesus Out to Sea

Short story collection

Flags on the Bayou

Harbor Lights

Harbor Lights

Short story collection

Little Stacks of Mystery

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