EW's GRADE
A-

Details Writer: James Lee Burke; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: Hyperion

In The Electric Mist with Confederate Dead James Lee Burke (Avon, $5.99, 1993) Mist is Burke's sixth novel to feature Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux. As detective series go, they're first-rate-featuring complex, believable plots, vivid minor characters, and crisp, witty dialogue in several south Louisiana dialects. A-

Originally posted Jul 08, 1994 Published in issue #230 Jul 08, 1994 Order article reprints
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