American author · 1936
James Lee Burke Books in Order
32 books · 1 series · 1970-2023
James Lee Burke is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin and then Tommy Lee Jones.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Neon Rain | 1987 | Amazon |
| — |  | Heaven's Prisoners | 1988 | Amazon |
| — |  | In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead | 1993 | Amazon |
| — |  | Burning Angel | 1995 | Amazon |
| — |  | Purple Cane Road | 2000 | Amazon |
| — |  | Pegasus Descending | 2006 | Amazon |
| — |  | The Tin Roof Blowdown | 2007 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | To the Bright and Shining Sun | 1970 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Lay Down My Sword and Shield | 1971 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The convict | 1985 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | The Lost Get-Back Boogie | 1986 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | A Morning for Flamingos | 1990 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | A Stained White Radiance | 1992 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Black Cherry Blues | 1992 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Dixie City Jam | 1994 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Cadillac Jukebox | 1996 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | Cimarron Rose | 1997 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Heartwood | 1998 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Bitterroot | 2001 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Jolie Blon's Bounce | 2002 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | White Doves at Morning | 2002 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Last car to Elysian Fields | 2003 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 | 2006 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Swan Peak | 2008 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 | 2008 | Amazon |
| 19 | Feast Day of Fools | 2011 | Amazon | |
| 20 |  | Creole Belle | 2012 | Amazon |
| 21 | Light of the World | 2013 | Amazon | |
| 22 |  | Wayfaring Stranger | 2014 | Amazon |
| 23 |  | The New Iberia Blues | 2019 | Amazon |
| 24 |  | A Private Cathedral | 2020 | Amazon |
| 25 |  | Flags on the Bayou | 2023 | Amazon |
Reading James Lee Burke in order
James Lee Burke has 1 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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