{"product_id":"book-i499","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346491777328,"sku":"BDi499","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49346491810096,"sku":"40i499","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i499-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773681060","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i499","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}