{"product_id":"clete","title":"Clete","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the latest installment in his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave's partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClete Purcel--private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran with a hard shell and just a few soft spots--is Dave Robicheaux's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as Clete starts to trail the culprits, Clara Bow, a woman with a dark past 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. Clete is experiencing shockingly lifelike hallucinations and questioning Clara's ulterior motives when he and Dave start to hear rumors of a dangerous substance with potentially catastrophic effects. The thugs who destroyed his car might have been pawns in a scheme far darker than they could've imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGripping, violent, yet interlaced with Clete's humor and consistent drive to protect those he loves, \u003ci\u003eClete\u003c\/i\u003e brings a fresh perspective to a truly iconic series. James Lee Burke proves yet again that he is the \"heavyweight champ\" and \"great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed\" (Michael Connelly).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Compact Disc","offer_id":52344916279512,"sku":"9781797176178","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_2178682e-b718-4844-9624-3157c411ad23.jpg?v=1788291021","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/clete","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}