Cimarron Rose Audiobook

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

" 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. "

" Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke (1999) "

" A Texan small town rape trial which exemplified the predjudice which must exist. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" This is the one he signed for me...I gave him 2 roses, and he wrote, "Thanks for the flowers." He looks like the Marlboro Man...in a good way, and reminds me of my grandpa. "

" A very enjoyable first Billy Bob Holland novel, this series is set in Texas. A typical JLB storyline and prose with fascinating and flawed characters. I love this authors work. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I love to read James Lee Burke and his Dave Robecheau novels. This one was not about Dave, but about an attorney Billy Bob Holland, that was just as irreverant as Dave. The story line was not real to me. Most of the action was brutal, and the language seemed always to be vulgar. "

" 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 "

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

" Listened as an audio book and enjoyed the narrator's style. Great writing for what I thought would be just a good story. "

" 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. "

" Enjoy this series and listened to most while travelig to Mexico "

" 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. "

" 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! "