Cimarron Rose (Abridged) Audiobook

" I am sensitve to racial slurs or too many prejucidial statements -- even within a novel "

" My first reaction is that Billy Bob Holland is Dave Robicheaux Lite. Instead of Clete Purcel, there is the ghost of L.Q. Navarro. Instead of Alafair from Guatemala, there is the Latino neighbor kid Pete. Instead of Tripod the racoon, there is Beau the horse. Similar chores. Similar sheriff. Similar criminals and crimes. Similar federal agents. Similar violence. Similar expressions. And so on and so on. But I liked it better at the end than the beginning, and I love James Lee Burke's writing, so it should be a 3.5. If I hadn't read so many Robicheaux stories first, I wonder how I would have reacted. Better because I had nothing to compare it to? Or worse because my fondness for Dave couldn't light up Billy Bob? "

" 1st in Bill Bob Holland series. This had L Q Navarro visiting Billy Bob when things were not going to well. He is a dead Texas Ranger and used to be Billy Bob's partner. Billy Bob is an attorney and trying to clear his sons name because he is accused of killing a girl. It is a very dark book, but I really like it because it appears to be so true. "

" Burke won the Edgar in 1998 for this novel. Wasn't sure if I was going to like, but his writing hooked me at the beginning and all through the book. "

" Billy Bod Holland (a relation of Hackberry Holland?) is an attorny in Deaf Smith, Texas. He finds himself defending his unacknowledged, illegitimate son in a rape-murder case. Lots going on. DEA investigations. Memories of previous times as a Texas Ranger. Will Patton reads this 1997 Burke title. "

" Another great story by James Lee Burke. The story was so engrossing that I couldn't put the book down and spent the day reading it. Highly recommended! "

" Great book with a stong lead character and plenty of action. It kept me guessing until the end has James Lee Burkes fantastic imagery through out the tale. I will definitely read the next in the series. "

" Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (1999) "

" There were several strands in the storyline, most of which joined together,but I couldn't understand the reasoning behind reading his great-grandfather's journal, except it gave the author the title to the book. "

" I've heard for a long time that Burke is a top notch writer. I am glad to finally add him to my pantheon of "must read" authors. "

" The Texas Rangers from yesteryear and the wild west meet today's idea of justice. Getting to who wins is lots of fun. "

" Prose-storyline and sense of History and landscape. "

" One of my very favorites! "

" Billy Bob Holland, a former Texas Ranger and formet prosecutor, is called upon to defend his biological son in a rape and murder case. In it he has to struggle with his past demons and come to grips with the affections of two women. Throughly enjoyed this story but don't want to give away the plot. "

" Preferred this to the first in his Dave Robicheaux series.Takes a while to get into his style but will read any others of his that I have "

" I love his books because they are usually set in New Orleans or Montana. He writes like he might talk, with very long run on sentences that I am sure make editors cringe. His descriptions are so detailed they paint a picture for you and his character's inner demons are so real they hurt. "

" James Lee Burke is one of best writers of our times. He is one of the few writers whose books I will purchase in hard cover because I can't wait for the paperback version to come out. "

" 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. "

" Different charachters and settings than the Dave Robicheaux novels -- but still familiar. This was an interesting and entertaining read. "

" Billy Bob is an ex Texas Ranger, ex Cop from Houston, and ex Federal Prosecutor. Now he's an attorney and finds himself defending his illegitimate son on a murder charge in Deaf Smith, Texas. "

" Pretty solid effort by an author I enjoy reading. This one won and edgar and it is easy to see why. Compelling, beautiful language. "

" Billy Bob Holland very good. "

" This is my first Burke book. I will need to read more of him to get a feel for his writing. "

" Prose-storyline and sense of History and landscape. "

" Good, but not as engrossing as the others I've read. Plus, I think I'm already tiring of Burke's "formula." "

" I listened to this book, and the narrator was not good. Every Texan who was on the dumb side ended up sounding like Forrest Gump. It was insulting. Still a great book, though. "

" James Lee Burke is a favorite author of mine and this book is one of his best. Billy Bob Holland is flawed and wrestles with a dark side. The teenagers are believable and so is the small town it is set in. "

" I am sensitve to racial slurs or too many prejucidial statements -- even within a novel "

" several plot strands; old West characters meet modern day "

" Different charachters and settings than the Dave Robicheaux novels -- but still familiar. This was an interesting and entertaining read. "