Journal Entry 1 by Antheras from Waterloo, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, August 16, 2006

From Amazon.com:
Dave Robicheaux, the Louisiana cop who's easily one of the most complex and compelling protagonists in mystery fiction, confronts his own demons as well as a brutal adversary who might be the devil himself in this dark thriller. This is classic James Lee Burke, the master stylist, writing at the top of his game:

"I wanted to drive deep into the Atchafalaya Swamp, past the confines of reason, into the past... on the tree-flooded alluvial rim of the world, where the tides and the course of the sun were the only measures of time (and) all you had to do was release yourself from the prison of restraint, just snip loose the stitches that sewed your skin to the hairshirt of normalcy."

The plot hinges on a pair of murders that don't seem to be connected--a mobbed-up prostitute and a pretty young teenage girl--and the Cajun blues singer accused of both crimes. Robicheaux believes that Tee Bobby Hulin, the gifted musician whose original composition provides the title for this brilliantly realized Gothic crime novel, is innocent. Proving it puts him in the sights of a vicious old overseer named Legion, whose almost supernatural powers nearly drown Robicheaux in the swamp of his own addictions. The narrative proceeds slowly, but Burke's dedicated fans won't begrudge him one beautifully turned phrase, gloriously limned description, or insightful characterization: they just don't get any better than this one. 

Journal Entry 2 by HoserLauren from Toronto, Ontario Canada on Sunday, August 20, 2006

I received this yesterday from Antheras.
I will be passing this along shortly to my grandfather.

Thanks for your generosity Antheras! :) 

Journal Entry 3 by HoserLauren from Toronto, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, September 12, 2006

My grandfather enjoyed this book. He really liked all of the descriptions of Louisiana.

Reserved for Special-K as part of a relay! 

Journal Entry 4 by HoserLauren from Toronto, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, November 07, 2006

This audiobook is now on the slow boat to Australia via Alexandria, Virginia!

Happy travels little book! 

Journal Entry 5 by Special-K from Carseldine, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Oops, it looks like I didn't journal this when it first arrived....It mustn't have made it out of my car once I picked it up from the post office..sorry HoserLauren. I've finished it now and will make sure it keeps moving. 

Journal Entry 6 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Received from Special-K today as part of an audiobook trade. Thanks.