The Neon Rain

The Neon Rain is a crime novel by James Lee Burke.

The Neon Rain
AuthorJames Lee Burke
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDave Robicheaux
GenreDetective novel
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1987
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages320 pp
ISBN0753820331
Followed byHeaven's Prisoners 

Plot summary

While fishing on a back country bayou New Orleans Police Department officer Dave Robicheaux finds a body. Robicheaux, once a U.S. Army infantry lieutenant who fought in the Vietnam War,[1] becomes involved with drug dealers, mafia chieftains, and a former army general with shady arms dealings in Central America.

Release details

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References

  1. James Lee Burke, The Neon Rain, Simon & Schuster, 2018, page 251: "As a police officer I've shot four people, and I won't tell you about my record in Vietnam, except that I'm sick of all of it.".
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