{"product_id":"clete-dave-robicheaux-bk-24-9781398722460b","title":"Clete (Dave Robicheaux, Bk. 24)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIn the latest \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRobicheaux \u003c\/span\u003enovel, Clete Purcel - veteran, private investigator, and former New Orleans cop - takes centre stage for the first time.\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 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 \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eClete's \u003c\/span\u003ehumor 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.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'A testament to Burke's enduring place on the list of our greatest crime writers' THE IRISH TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824011153488,"sku":"9781398722460B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781398722460-l.jpg?v=1785894846","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/clete-dave-robicheaux-bk-24-9781398722460b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}