James Lee Burke

Book Review: “Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie” — A World, Hell and Heaven Included

June 8, 2025
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Over the decades, James Lee Burke has built up a distinctive and glorious body of work, and “Don’t Forget Me, Little Bessie” is a notable addition to the canon and possibly his most comprehensive.

Book Review: “Clete” — A Whodunit in Masquerade

June 10, 2024
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James Lee Burke’s “Clete” is Beat poetry, suffused with sadness and longing for all those sunsets now gone.

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