Booktalk: Mystery writer James Lee Burke and “The House of the Rising Sun”

Host Diana Korte speaks with James Lee Burke who is the author of about 40 books written over more than 50 years.

He’s best known for two series. One is the Holland family that’s featured in “The House of the Rising Sun.”

The other is the Dave Robicheaux series, a Louisiana story, sometimes taking place in New Orleans, that’s been told in two dozen books. #24 is “Clete,” published this year. Another recent title is “Harbor Lights,” a book of 8 short stories that move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado.

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