Burke’s career has been long and his output prolific, not to mention varied. There are his westerns and epic novels of the Civil ... and oil-and-gas engineer James Eustace Broussard and his ...

ames Lee Burke published his first novel, “Half of Paradise,” in 1965. Early in his career he accumulated rejections aplenty. Publishers actually allowed some early works to go out of print.

In his new novel, “Clete,” James Lee Burke continues his chronicle of American violence from the point of view of Dave’s longtime buddy. “A lot of people have tried to get me to do this ...

When I ask author James Lee Burke whether the ... Clete has been the faithful sidekick to Burke’s best-known character, Dave Robicheaux, through 23 bestselling novels. They were “the Bobbsey ...

In August 2019, America ran a cover story headlined “The God-Haunted Characters of James Lee ... of Burke, the influential crime novelist who since 1965 has churned out 41 novels and two short ...

I can’t look at a James Lee Burke book and go, ‘Oh, it’s OK for me to phone one in.’ ” The seeming ease with which Burke produces his novels makes sense the moment you hear him speak.

Author James Lee Burke scoffs mildly at the suggestion there is a homespun theology to be found in the pages of his novels, short stories and assorted musings. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy James ...