In the electric mist with Confederate dead
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A movie crew has come to New Iberia, Louisiana, to film a Civil War epic, and star Elrod Sykes just can't seem to keep his lavender Cadillac on the road. Under threat of a drunk driving charge, he offers Detective Dave Robicheaux information in exchange for leniency: he leads him to the skeletal remains of a man whose murder Robicheaux witnessed in the summer of 1957. When the FBI arrives in the person of agent Rosie Gomez, Robicheaux must form a new partnership that challenges how he views himself and his local community. But it is only when Robicheaux makes the acquaintance of the legendary Confederate cavalry officer General John Bell Hood in the mist of the bayou that he begins to understand that 'war is never over', and that the battle rages on ...
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Burke, J. L. (1993). In the electric mist with Confederate dead. Hyperion.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Burke, James Lee, 1936-. 1993. In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead. Hyperion.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Burke, James Lee, 1936-, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead. Hyperion, 1993.
MLA Citation (style guide)Burke, James Lee. In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead. Hyperion, 1993.
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