{"product_id":"light-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Light of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lee Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Robicheaux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e battles the most diabolical villain he has ever faced in this atmospheric thriller. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSadist and serial killer Asa Surrette narrowly escaped the death penalty for the string of heinous murders he committed while capital punishment was outlawed in Kansas. But following a series of damning articles written by Dave Robicheaux's daughter Alafair, Surrette escapes from a prison transport van and heads to Montana, where an unsuspecting Dave--along with Alafair; Dave's wife, Molly; Dave's faithful partner Clete; and Clete's newfound daughter, Gretchen Horowitz--have come to take in the sweet summer air. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surrette may be even worse than Dave's old enemy Legion Guidry, a man Dave suspected might very well be the devil incarnate. But before Dave can stop Surrette from harming those he loves most, he'll have to do battle with Love Younger, an enigmatic petrochemical magnate seeking to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to Texas, and Wyatt Dixon, a rodeo clown with a dark past whom Burke fans will recall from his Billy Bob Holland novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on real events that took place in Wichita, Kansas, over a twenty-year span, \u003ci\u003eLight of the World\u003c\/i\u003e \"reaffirms Robicheaux's status as one of the most successfully sustained creations in contemporary crime fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Lee Burke is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He has authored forty novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760077504800,"sku":"9781982100292","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/17b88de0a4c9b859bd01e4b511871d96.webp?v=1780170933","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/light-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}