Clete - James Lee Burke

In The Latest Robicheaux Novel, Clete Purcel - Veteran, Private Investigator, And Former Orleans Cop - Takes Centre Stage For The First Time. 'a Testament To Burkes Enduring Place On The List Of Our Greatest Crime Writers' The Irish Timesclete Purcel - Private Investigator, Ex-member Of The Orleans Police Department, And War Veteran With A Hard Shell And Just A Few Soft Spots - Is Dave Robicheauxs 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.just 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.