This early James Lee Burke classic is available again—featuring Son Holland, the great-grandfather of beloved hero Billy Bob Holland, as he flees a Louisiana prison camp with a Native American woman and a fellow prisoner in tow.James Lee Burke steps back three generations to reveal the lightning-paced tale of western lawman Billy Bob Holland’s great-grandfather, a fugitive swept up in the proud fight for Texan independence.Son Holland escaped a Louisiana chain gang—but never intended to kill a prison guard during the breakaway. Terrified for his life, on the run through the bayou with fellow escapee Hugh Allison and a beautiful Indian squaw, Son flees across the river to Texas, where the only chance the travelers have for survival awaits in a violent storm of revolution led by General Houston and James Bowie.
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"Having read all of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series, I was eager to read something different by the author. I became involved with the story immediately and enjoyed it until the end." — Mike (4 out of 5 stars)
"Having read all of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series, I was eager to read something different by the author. I became involved with the story immediately and enjoyed it until the end."
" A rare foray into Western territory for Burke. I liked it, but I like his Robicheux novels better. "
" A good book. It's probably most a victim of my lack of interest in this particular time period, but very well written and an enjoyable read. "
" 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. "
" Finely drawn but unlikable characters who having escaped prison flee to Texas where they meet a variety of characters. Well written and gave a sense of US history. "
" A good westeren by a good story teller. "
" Very nice western novel set in Texas during wars with Mexico, as a JLB fan of his Robiceaux crime series, this was a nice change and was very well written with some great dialoge exchanges. "
" Just a good old fashioned story. A very early James Lee Burke novel. Kind of hard to find a copy but I recomend it to fans of James Lee Burke. "
" This was not one of my favorites by Burke but is was interesting reading since we live to close to the Alamo. "
" Excellent, vintage Burke. Much better than some of his current work. "
" outside the box for JLB but he nailed it brilliantly. "
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 Policière 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.
Will Patton is an award-winning actor and narrator. HIs narrations have earned the prestigious Audie Award for Best Fiction Narration and also won dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards. His numerous film credits include Remember the Titans, The Punisher, The Mothman Prophesies, Armageddon, and The Spitfire Grill. He starred in the TNT miniseries Into the West and on the CBS series The Agency and won Obie Awards in the theater for his performances in Fool for Love and What Did He See.
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