New York:: Henry Holt,, 1988.. Hardcover first edition -. Good in a near fine dust jacket - A somewhat flawed copy - cocked spine, embossed seal of previous owner - and inked comment "a powerful book" (which it is) on front endpaper. A reasonably priced copy of an increasingly hard-to-find book. . First printing. The second mystery in the highly praised Dave Robicheaux series - this one moves the setting from New Orleans to the bayous of Louisiana. Basis for the Alex Baldwin film. 292 pp.

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Heaven's Prisoners, #2 in the Dave Robicheaux series Vietnam vet Dave Robicheaux has quit the police force, quit drinking, and quit New Orleans to run a bait and tackle shop in his quiet bayou hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana. He and his wife witness a plane crash in the Gulf while fishing, and save a young girl from the wreckage. With her comes a mystery and nothing but trouble for Robicheaux.

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Bookseller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 38873
Title: HEAVEN'S PRISONERS
Author: Burke, James Lee
Format/Binding: Hardcover first edition -
Book Condition: Used - Good in a near fine dust jacket - A somewhat flawed copy - cocked spine, embossed seal of previous owner - and inked comment &qu
Jacket Condition: near fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0805006656
ISBN 13: 9780805006650
Publisher: Henry Holt,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: 1988.
Keywords: louisiana, movie tie-in,
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction;

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