Dave Robicheaux Books in Order
book series by James Lee Burke
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1987 · James Lee Burke
The Neon Rain is a crime novel by James Lee Burke, the first in a series featuring the fictional detective Dave Robicheaux. (Summary adapted from…
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Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux finds himself entangled with childhood friends who share a violent family history.
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Detective Dave Robicheaux of the New Iberia Sheriff's office has known since childhood of a buried Nazi submarine under the Gulf of Mexico off the…
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A Louisiana farmer is jailed for the murder, thirty years earlier, of a black civil rights leader. He claims innocence and asks sheriff's deputy Dave…
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In New Iberia, Louisiana, the townspeople never caught whoever crucified Megan Flynn's father, pinning him to a barn wall with sixteen-penny nails.…
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When a beautiful teenage girl is killed in a savage rape in New Iberia, Louisiana, detective Dave Robicheaux senses that the prime suspect, drug…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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2000 · James Lee Burke
Purple Cane Road is a 2000 book by James Lee Burke. It is part of the series Dave Robicheaux. Catalog genres: Detective Fiction.
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Buy on Amazon2006 · James Lee Burke
Pegasus Descending is a 2006 book by James Lee Burke. It is part of the series Dave Robicheaux. Catalog genres: Detective Fiction.
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The Tin Roof Blowdown is a 2007 book by James Lee Burke. It is part of the series Dave Robicheaux. Catalog genres: Mystery & Detective, Literary…
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A routine assignment transporting two death-row prisoners to their executions goes fatally wrong, leaving Dave Robicheaux wounded and his partner…
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Recovering from a near-fatal bullet wound, Dave Robicheaux is visited in a New Orleans hospital by Creole woman Tee Jolie Melton. After she's gone,…
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Heaven's Prisoners is a crime novel by James Lee Burke, published by Simon & Schuster in 1988. The story centers on Dave Robicheaux, a retired police…
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Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana haunted by Vietnam, alcoholism, and the loss of his wife Molly, is drawn into the affairs of…
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Dave Robicheaux and his ex-partner Clete Purcel are in the mountains of Montana for recuperation when they become caught up in investigating the…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Dave Robicheaux books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The neon rain”. Start with “The neon rain.”
How many books are in the Dave Robicheaux series?
We list 16 books by James Lee Burke , published between 1987–2007.
Where can I buy the Dave Robicheaux books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.