> I haven't read COLD MOUNTAIN, but Burke's book is
also rather
> hardboiled, as you might expect. Not just the battle
scenes,
> but everyday life in Union-occupied Louisiana during
the war
> and Reconstruction afterward. The characters are all
supposed
> to have existed and include some of Burke's
ancestors. Don't
> know how much is true, but it reads like it could
have been.
My comments on it from rec.arts.mystery:
Just finished _White Doves at Morning_ (James Lee Burke). Not
a mystery, but close to on-topic. I liked it, but I think I
would have liked it more if I hadn't read most of Burke's
other work -- then it might not have been as obvious that
Willie Burke was pretty much just like Dave Robicheaux.
<sigh> I really like what Burke does, but this
definitely showed a limitation on his range.
Pat
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