In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead

A Dave Robicheaux Novel, Book 6

De: James Lee Burke

Narrado por: Mark Hammer

Now in audiobook edition, the sixth Dave Robicheaux novel by acclaimed New York Times best-selling novelist and Edgar-winner James Lee Burke.

The image of the dead girl's body lingered in detective Dave Robicheaux's mind as he drove home. After seeing the young victim's corpse, the last thing he needed to come across was a drunk driver. But when he saw the Cadillac fishtail across the road, Robicheaux knew the driver was in trouble. What Dave didn't realize, was that by pulling the car over, he was opening his murder case wider than he could ever imagine.

The driver, Elrod Sykes, in New Iberia to star in a movie, leads Dave to the skeletal remains of a black man that had washed up in the Atchafalaya swamp. So begins a mystery that takes Dave back to an unsolved murder - a murder that he witnessed in 1957. Haunted by the past as he confronts the gruesome present-day rape and murder of young prostitutes, Robicheaux must also contend with a new partner from the F.B.I., and the local criminal gentry. But for Dave, the answers he seeks lie somewhere in the bayou mist with the ghosts of soldiers long since forgotten...

A masterwork of detective fiction, In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead is James Lee Burke's most suspenseful work to date.

©1993 James Lee Burke (P)2012 Simon & Schuster Audio

Better than I thought

If you could sum up In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead in three words, what would they be?

Very - good

What aspect of Mark Hammer’s performance would you have changed?

he is so dry I can't tell when he changes characters. his voice is so gravely & nasal i can not picture him as Dave. No disrespect to Mr. Hammer. I just don't care for his reading in these novels

Any additional comments?

I would love to have the whole series re read by Will Patton.

Spellbinding

Very good book. Extremely well read by the narrator. I loved the story, and the setting. I enjoyed the movie and read (listened to) the book afterwards. If you like detective books you will like this one.

One of his very best!

Disturbing characters, outlandish turns, wonderful philosophical and historical references and a truly dramatic and poignant mystery mystery.

The Gray Soldier Rises

If you could sum up In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead in three words, what would they be?

A complicated tale

Would you be willing to try another book from James Lee Burke? Why or why not?

Yes, will be continuing the listen to the rest in this series. You get attached to the characters.

Have you listened to any of Mark Hammer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is book six in this series and I listened to all of them by Hammer. Good reader, great dialect, really nice pace to his reading. Sometimes too easy and I have to go back to see what I missed.

Movie General

The General’s parts do not and likely cannot equal to the actors voice in the movie.

Left Turn Ending

Burke gives us yet another well written prose style book but there seems to be certain words he uses more than once in every book I have read so far e.g "fecund". I have to say I am not reading the series in strict order. They are so well crafted each book can stand alone. I am aware of the Hammer vs. Patton divide, but personally I think both men bring their own set of skills to the narration and both give a pleasant listen. As far as the characters of Bootsy, Alafair and Rosie seem to be almost after thoughts at times; dare I say 'Filler". That is why I thought this book took a really sharp left turn with the focus sharply on Alafair. Would I recommend it? Absolutely!

very graffic

a bit more disturbing than previous. Great writing and acting. Burke's literary skills delight the English teachers' souls.

Great read

One of his better books although women officers
Never keep there service weapon in there purse

Robicheaux verses Evil in the Bayou

The complexity and emotion in this installment of the Dave Robicheaux series will rock your world. I always think that the next book can't possibly outdo the last, but James Lee Burke continues to deliver. The body of a murdered girl haunts Dave and entangles itself with a decades old murder of a black man that Dave had unwittingly witnessed when he was nineteen years old, in 1957. The introduction of the confederate army in the mist and General John Bell Hood, who seeks Robicheaux out, conversing with him, is brilliant. Some will not be fond of hearing about the gruesome crimes against blacks and women in this book, but Burke handles them all with care and with as little horrid descriptions of the crimes as possible, still leaving most of it to the listeners imagination. Paired up with FBI agent Rosie Gomez in this story, Robicheaux starts out by insulting the federal agent's ability and leaves no doubts about his confidence in the government agency. But as he is proven wrong, he and Rosie become an excellent team. At 14+ hours long, I was concerned that I would be tired of listening by the time I got through this one . . . but I was wrong. Don't miss this one, with a conclusion well worth the wait.

love this series!

Narrator is awesome and his reading of the book enhances the story! would highly recommend.