House of the Rising Sun

New York Times bestseller and 'one of the finest crime writer's America has
ever produced' James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story
of a father and son separated by war.

From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of the Marne in
1918, and on to the bordellos and saloons of San Antonio during the reign of
the Hole in the Wall Gang, House of the Rising Sun is an epic tale of love,
loss, betrayal, vengeance, and retribution that follows Texas Ranger Hackberry
Holland on his journey to reunite with his estranged son, Ishmael, a captain
in the United States Army.

After a violent encounter that leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Hackberry
escapes the country in possession of a stolen artifact, earning the ire of a
bloodthirsty Austrian arms dealer who then places Hack's son Ishmael squarely
in the cross hairs of a plot to recapture his prize, believed to be the mythic
cup of Christ.

Along the way, we meet three extraordinary women: Ruby Dansen, the Danish
immigrant who is Ishmael's mother and Hackberry's one true love; Beatrice
DeMolay, a brothel madam descended from the crusader knight who brought the
shroud of Turin back from the Holy Land; and Maggie Bassett, one-time lover of
the Sundance Kid, whose wiles rival those of Lady Macbeth. In her own way,
each woman will aid Hackberry in his quest to reconcile with Ishmael, to
vanquish their enemies, and to return the Grail to its rightful place.

Praise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:

'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose
work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connelly

'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen King

'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers
America has ever produced.' Daily Mail

Fans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee
Burke:

Hackberry Holland Series

1\. Lay Down My Sword and Shield
2\. Rain Gods
3\. Feast Day of Fools
4\. House of the Rising Sun

Dave Robicheaux Series

1\. The Neon Rain
2\. Heaven's Prisoners
3\. Black Cherry Blues
4\. A Morning for Flamingos
5\. A Stained White Radiance
6\. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
7\. Dixie City Jam
8\. Burning Angel
9\. Cadillac Jukebox
10\. Sunset Limited
11\. Purple Cane Road
12\. Jolie Blon's Bounce
13\. Last Car to Elysian Fields
14\. Crusader's Cross
15\. Pegasus Descending
16\. The Tin Roof Blowdown
17\. Swan Peak
18\. The Glass Rainbow
19\. Creole Belle
20\. Light of the World
21\. Robicheaux

Billy Bob Holland Series

1\. Cimarron Rose
2\. Heartwood
3\. Bitterroot
4\. In The Moon of Red Ponies

* Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *