{"product_id":"clete-dave-robicheaux-bk-24","title":"Clete (Dave Robicheaux, Bk. 24)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIn the latest installment in his famous \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDetective Dave Robicheaux\u003c\/span\u003e series, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave’s partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClete Purcel – private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran with a hard shell and just a few soft spots – is Dave Robicheaux’s longtime friend and partner in detective work. But he has a troubled past. When Clete leaves his car at the local car wash, only to return to find it ransacked by a group of thugs tied to the drug trade from Mexican cartels to Louisiana, it feels personal – his grandniece died of a fentanyl overdose, and his fists curl when he thinks of the dealers who sold it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as Clete starts to trail the culprits, Clara Bow, a woman with a dark past hires Clete as a detective to investigate her scheming, slippery ex-husband, and a string of brutal deaths all link back to a heavily tattooed man who seems to lurk around every corner. Clete is experiencing shockingly lifelike hallucinations and questioning Clara’s ulterior motives when he and Dave start to hear rumors of a dangerous substance with potentially catastrophic effects. The thugs who destroyed his car might have been pawns in a scheme far darker than they could’ve imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping, violent, yet interlaced with Clete’s humor and consistent drive to protect those he loves, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eClete \u003c\/span\u003ebrings a fresh perspective to a truly iconic series. James Lee Burke proves yet again that he is the “heavyweight champ” and “great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed” (Michael Connelly). ","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42870712860752,"sku":"9780802165237B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780802165237-l.jpg?v=1787830747","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/clete-dave-robicheaux-bk-24","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}