James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author best known for his mysteries, particularly the Dave Robicheaux series. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He has twice received the Edgar Award for Best Novel, for Black Cherry Blues in 1990 and Cimarron Rose in 1998. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America.
Burke was born in Houston, Texas, but grew up on the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of Missouri, receiving a BA and MA from the latter. History Timeline 1898 - State approved the creation of an "industrial institute and academy The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research He has worked at a wide variety of jobs over the years, including working in the oil industry, as a reporter, and as a social worker. Shortly before his move to Montana, he taught for several years in the Creative Writing program at Wichita State University in the 1980s.
Burke and his wife, Pearl, split their time between Lolo, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana. Lolo is a Census-designated place (CDP in Missoula County, Montana, United States. New Iberia ( French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie, Spanish: Nueva Iberia) is a city in and the Parish seat of Iberia Parish, Their daughter, Alafair Burke, is also a mystery novelist. Alafair S Burke is an American Author, professor of law and legal commentator, born in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
- Burke's fictional detective, Dave Robicheaux, has been portrayed in major motion pictures by Alec Baldwin in Heaven's Prisoners, 1996, and Tommy Lee Jones in the upcoming In the Electric Mist, 2008. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Heaven's Prisoners is a 1996 Psychological thriller / psycho noir (with certain Slasher connections feature film starring Alec Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning In the Electric Mist is an upcoming drama/fantasy film based on the novel In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke.
Bibliography
- Half of Paradise (1965)
- To The Bright and Shining Sun (1970)
- Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
- Two for Texas (1982)
- "The Convict" [SS] (1985)
- The Lost Get-Back Boogie (1986)
- The Neon Rain (1987)[1]
- Heaven's Prisoners (1988)[1] filmed as Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
- Black Cherry Blues (1989)[1]
- A Morning for Flamingos (1990)[1]
- A Stained White Radiance (1992)[1]
- In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993)[1] filmed as In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (2007)
- Dixie City Jam (1994)[1]
- Burning Angel (1995)[1]
- Cadillac Jukebox (1996)[1]
- Cimarron Rose (1997)[2]
- Sunset Limited (1998)[1]
- Heartwood (1999)[2]
- Purple Cane Road (2000)[1]
- Bitterroot (2001)[2]
- Jolie Blon's Bounce (2002)[1]
- White Doves at Morning (2002)
- Last Car to Elysian Fields (2003)[1]
- In the Moon of Red Ponies (2004)[2]
- Crusader's Cross (2005)[1]
- Pegasus Descending (2006)[1]
- The Tin Roof Blowdown (2007)[1]
- "Jesus Out to Sea" [SS] (2007)
- Swan Peak (2008)[1]
1 featuring Dave Robicheaux
2 featuring Billy Bob Holland
[SS] - short stories
External links
- James Lee Burke's Official Website
- "Why Bugsy Siegel Was a Friend of Mine", short story by James Lee Burke, The Southern Review, Winter 2005
- "The Man Behind Dave Robicheaux", James Lee Burke talks about violence, writing, littering, alcoholism, liberalism and bestsellers. Heaven's Prisoners is a 1996 Psychological thriller / psycho noir (with certain Slasher connections feature film starring Alec The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets,
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