| Purple Cane Road | |
| Author: | James Lee Burke |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Detective novel |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Release Date: | 2000 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 400 pp |
| Isbn: | 0440224047 |
| Followed By: | Jolie Blon's Bounce |
Purple Cane Road is a crime novel by James Lee Burke.
Dave Robicheaux, former officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S. Army infantry lieutenant who fought in the Vietnam War,[1] works as sheriff's deputy in New Iberia, Louisiana. In this book, he discovers new evidence in a murder case and additional leads in the disappearance of his mother, a longstanding subplot to this series.
Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review.[2] Kirkus gave it a positive review.[3] Writing for The New York Times, Richard Bernstein was intrigued by the book but found it, "so devoted to its own appearances, that it comes across as almost a commentary on itself rather than as something real..."[4] A reviewer in the Houston Chronicle stated, "James Lee Burke scores again with great characters."[5]