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How could I disagree with the above? However , by the same token discourse here should be free of snide rhetoric that extends to fans or readers of a given author ,likewise free of blanket assessments of a given author's motives in committing what they do to paper. And frankly equally...

Nope I'm not James Lee Burke , would that I were he. And is that the best you can come up with? Can't you at least be a bit creative if you're going to attempt combat ad hominem? And in the most basic analysis it rather seems that *you* are the one demonstrating a high degree of "...

In actuality the epithets you refer to are encountered more frequently in the northeast and the large northern cities than in the deep south. The South still has an expectation of the individual behavings with some modicum of manners and often you'll find someon being called on their lack...

It seems that you *do* have a problem with the profanity , along with regional colloquialisms and terms that are heard *every* day , *all* day in many locales. And lest you decide you're about to rag on the south in your climb up on your socio-political soapbox I'll point out that I've hear the...

Burke manages quite nicely to bring highly evocative prose that's also at times quite visceral , hard , salty , gritty........he's not just a writer , he's a WordSmith.

If you expect authors to remain politically correct and completely refrain from profanity or adult situations , or for that matter violence then you're going to leave a lot of great writers out. As for Burke , he presents southern Louisiana and on over into southeast Texas quite...

Exactly. And to extend it a bit further examine just the cost of flooring the equipment to produce a printed volume , start with just the press , something that will place you in the market in a competitive production position is a *minimum* 4 million dollar and up , mostly UP...

I've been complaining since paperbacks went past the dollar mark and hardbacks the ten dollar mark. But then having been in the production end of the trade I know what it costs to produce even paperbacks. And E-Books...........I don't do E-books , give me something with pages I can turn...

Unfortunately the various reviews are often colored by the given reviewer's personal bias as regards the written word. I guess I've practiced the 'random method' ( sounds vaguely Catholic doesn't it?) of recreational literature choice since the '70s , I'll read about anything save for...

I hear you , I tend to just manage to overlook such things nowadays , along with place details I know to be wrong. And much of the mass consumption and swallowing of such details by the segment of the public that still reads is attributable in many cases to differences in cultures , ever...

Actually they were Colt Anacondas , which aren't quite as large as the RedHawk or New Model Blackhawks , roughly of a size parity with the Model 29 Smith and Wesson. But yes it's a large package to be stuffing into your pants , hell my 7.5 Redhawk is a hassle to hip carry or carry in a crossbody...

Ah yes Scudder , another character that's a throwback to the oldstyle Chandler type protagonist. And since Scudder knows every seedy gin mill in Manhattan you often wonder when he's going to fall off the wagon , some of the AA meetings he goes to would be enough to drive me to drink and I...

Yet another myth perpetuated , Falcon already pointed out the one as regards ' shoving the nose into the brain'. Now the fact is that the right sort of kick to the knee *can* incapicate someone , problem is that you're not going to " stroll into the nightclub" afterwards due to all the...

And? It's just part and parcel of a world wherein many folks are not what they claim , look at Hollywood for instance , Von Dumb isn't remotely a legitimate Shotokan dan rank holder , Segal while his rank is legitimate in Aiki isn't remotely the ex-spook he claims to be and not even nearly as...

It's an underground phenomenon , every mystery nut that I know that has an affinity for the Lucas character is now working on their personal Top 100 List , my problem being how to limit it to just a 100 songs.

Montana and Texas , Billy Bob originally being from Texas , and the Dave Robicheaux series isn't set just in New Iberia but all over southern Louisiana and up and down the Bayou Teche' , 'ol Robicheaux being an ex N.O. detective , along with Clete , can't forget old Clete can we? Gotta like his...

I haven't found any real in accuracies as regards weaponry or tactics in any of Lee Child's books. Could you perhaps provide an example? And in a way hasn't Reacher always been a borderline sociopathic killer? Just one that happened to kill individuals that deserved killing. But in that...

Or you'd still need to go to Louisiana , but Burke will inevitably make you want to go. His Billy Bob series set in Texas and Montana is equally good , but the Robicheaux novels are something I reread frequently , even though they make me homesick every time I do , makes me miss the smell of...

Have you read the rest of his body of work? As I stated he shows amazing range. And I've always appreciated ( as a native Texan) how well researched the Lonesome Dove series was , he even gets the details of the Jornada del Muerte , Palo Duro canyon ( and the Comanche and Kiowa) and the Llano...

Do you perchance remember this...."My name is Hayduke and I'm a hippie.". And The Monkey Wrench Gang is a book I reread every year or two and which never, ever fails to entertain. Remember the billboard and the chainsaw? And all the peanut butter in the dynamite boxes...