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JAMES LEE BURKE'S BLOCKBUSTER BESTSELLER AT A NEW LOW PRICE!
BITTERROOT
Read by Will Patton
Billy Bob Holland's friend, Doc Voss, has been battling against a local mining company whose operations would severely threaten the area's economy. Despite Voss's best efforts, the mining interests make it clear that they will resort to any means to see that Voss backs off. What Billy Bob doesn't know is that one member of the pro-mining faction is Wyatt Dixon, a recent prison parolee intent on exacting revenge for his imprisonment and his sister's death, both events he believes were Billy Bob's doing. His apparent support of the mining company is merely a clever cover for his plan to silence Billy Bob for good.
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"He's my favorite author. Read a Burke book and your in a dark theater by yourself surrounded and engulfed by his images. I've read them all but can only do so once every 3-4 months because in the end they are their message about the human condition is not hopeful."
— Mike (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Those who relish Burke’s patented mix of supercharged violence and overheated passions are in for a treat.”
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“Burke has a wonderful sense of place; his settings always seep into and flavor the story. His characters are also vivid, angry, and touched hard by the world’s cruelty, although sometimes it seems that the difference between the bad guys and the good guys is that the bad guys enjoy the mayhem and carnage they cause just a little more.”
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“Burke’s patented lyricism has never been more beautiful—or seemed more fresh—than in his descriptions of the Montana landscape, and he does a wonderful job of contrasting that harmonious and peaceful setting with the jarring dissonance of failed human relations.”
— Booklist
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A New York Times bestseller
Bitterroot Listener Reviews
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" Bobby Lee Holland goes to Montana to visit his friend, Doc Voss, and gets tangled up with a psychopath, mobsters and a white supremacist group. Great story and read. "
— Pat, 2/16/2014 -
" There's so much going on in this book I'm still processing. But he's a good story-spinner, that James Lee Burke. Plus, I'm pretty sure he's a friend of my uncle's, and I found this book in a laundry room. Free books: I'm happy. "
— Jaime, 2/11/2014 -
" The most literary writer of the mystery genre--Faulknerian! "
— Frank, 2/10/2014 -
" didn't finish this. I waded through the stereotypical old tough military/lawman characterization getting into bar room confrontations with bikers. But there is nothing I hate more than the women getting victimized just because they know these guys. HATE that plot line! The only thing worse is when the tough guy's girlfriend is too stupid to stay out of the middle of it and gets captured and then he has to go after her, blah blah blah. "
— Madrona310, 2/3/2014 -
" A most enjoyable listen. James Lee Burke sure can write and the reader is excellent. Good characters and story line. An evocative tale. "
— Biblophile, 1/31/2014 -
" I love James Lee Burke's writings and am a true fan of his Dave Robicheaux detective novels. Thought this might be a good series, too. Sad to say this one was not up to Burke's abilities in the least. But he has written so many quality books that I suppose he can be forgiven for laying an occasional egg. Still, I'm not encouraged to read any more "Billy Bob Holland" novels. The character's name alone should have rung a warning bell in my head, LOL. Can't recommend it. Feel generous giving three stars, but part of it were worthy. "
— Karleene, 1/28/2014 -
" Very engaging from the start. I didn't want to put it down. "
— Riley, 1/26/2014 -
" Though never great, always entertaining. "
— Rod, 1/23/2014 -
" Another excellent JLB read, full intricate and flawed characters. This time with a Montana setting, which is described in vivid and interesting detail. Brilliant read - 4.5 stars. "
— Joe, 1/20/2014 -
" Added a new Character almost as good as Dave R. "
— Carol, 1/10/2014 -
" Ambiguous review. Very well written, and I love the way the prose takes you into Montana and evokes the setting so well. But the violence is ubiquitous and the characters are all so desperate to appear manly that it got tiresome. Or maybe that's the West. "
— W, 1/3/2014
About James Lee Burke
James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author of forty novels and two short-story collections. He has won the Edgar Award, the CWA Gold Dagger, and the Grand Prix de Littérature Policièr. He was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. His novel The Lost-Get Back Boogie was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, and two of his books, Heaven’s Prisoners and Two for Texas, have been made into motion pictures.
About Will Patton
Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management. He is also a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a member of Apple Inc.’s board of directors. Gore spends the majority of his time as chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis. Gore was elected to the United States House of Representatives four times and the Senate twice. He served eight years as vice president. He authored the bestsellers Earth in the Balance, An Inconvenient Truth, The Assault on Reason, and Our Choice. He was a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.