Lay Down My Sword and Shield
pbA powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past ... by the bestselling, acclaimed author of THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN./bbrbr'As I stood there on my front porch that hot, breathless July day, leaning against the column with the six bullet holes, now worn and smooth, I could see Hack's whitewashed marker under the pin oaks in the Holland family cemetery ... Four generations of my family were buried there.'brbrHack Holland is a product of the South, both old and new. Hard-drinking ex-POW and wealthy, progressive Democrat, he stands in the long shadow cast by his ancestors. When Holland's candidacy for a congressional seat brings him increasingly into conflict with those around him, his almost unwitting involvement with a violent civil rights conflict forces him to reassess his future - and his past...brbrbrbPraise for one of the great American crime writers, James Lee Burke:/bbrbr'James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.' Michael Connellybrbr'A gorgeous prose stylist.' Stephen Kingbrbr'Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced.' iDaily Mail/ibrbrbFans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly and Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke: /bbrbrbHackberry Holland Series/bbrbr1. iLay Down My Sword and Shield/i br2. iRain Gods/i br3. iFeast Day of Fools/i br4. iHouse of the Rising Sun/i brbrbDave Robicheaux Series/bbrbr1. iThe Neon Rain/i br2. iHeaven's Prisoners/i br3. iBlack Cherry Blues/i br4. iA Morning for Flamingos/i br5. iA Stained White Radiance/i br6. iIn the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead/i br7. iDixie City Jam/i br8. iBurning Angel/i br9. iCadillac Jukebox/i br10. iSunset Limited/i br11. iPurple Cane Road/i br12. iJolie Blon's Bounce/i br13. iLast Car to Elysian Fields/i br14. iCrusader's Cross/i br15. iPegasus Descending/i br16. iThe Tin Roof Blowdown/i br17. iSwan Peak/i br18. iThe Glass Rainbow/i br19. iCreole Belle/i br20. iLight of the World/i br21. iRobicheaux/i brbrbBilly Bob Holland Series/bbrbr1. iCimarron Rose/i br2. iHeartwood /ibr3. iBitterroot /ibr4. iIn The Moon of Red Ponies/i brbr* Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order */p