Mar, JLB's new book is called "Rain Gods" and it isn't a Robicheaux book. It brings back a sheriff named Hack Holland, who was in "Lay Down My Sword and Shield." It takes place on the Texas border, an area I'm pretty familiar with. Now that I'm in school, I won't likely read it until December.
I don't care so much for McBain's hardhearted edge, as you call it. I care a lot about Burke's soft side as it comes out, especially concerning Alafair. Can't imagine he would kill her off, since she's named after his real daughter. I do worry about Clete Purcell, though.
I think The Tin Roof Blowdown was Burke's best and most emotional, especially the way he dealt with his beloved south Lousiana.
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