Heartwood
- Author: James Lee Burke
- Narrator: Alan Sklar
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Duration: 12:02:58
Synopsis
Few writers in America today combine James Lee Burke's lush prose, cracking story lines, and tremendous sense of history and landscape. In Cimarron Rose, longtime fans of the Dave Robicheaux series found that the struggles of Texas defense attorney Billy Bob Holland show Burke at his best in exploring classic American themes -- the sometimes subtle, often violent strains between the haves and the have-nots; the collision of past and present; the inequities in the criminal justice system.
Heartwood is a kind of tree that grows in layers. And as Billy Bob's grandfather once told him, you do well in life by keeping the roots in a clear stream and not letting anyone taint the water for you. But in Holland's dusty little hometown of Deaf Smith, in the hill country north of Austin, local kingpin Earl Deitrich has made a fortune running roughshod and tainting anyone who stands in his way. Billy Bob has problems with Deitrich and his shamelessly callous demeanor, but can't shake the legacy of his passion for Deitrich's "heartbreak-beautiful" wife, Peggy Jean.
When Holland takes on the defense of Wilbur Pickett -- a man accused of stealing an heirloom and three hundred thousand dollars in bonds from Deitrich's office -- he finds himself up against not Earl's power and influence, but also a past Billy Bob can't will away. A wonderfully realized novel, rich in Texas atmosphere and lore, and a dazzling portrait of the deadly consequences of self-delusion, Heartwood could only have been written by James Lee Burke, a writer in expert command of his craft.
Chapters
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Heartwood 01 Chapter1
Duration: 17min -
Heartwood 02 Chapter2
Duration: 23min -
Heartwood 03 Chapter3
Duration: 21min -
Heartwood 04 Chapter4
Duration: 21min -
Heartwood 05 Chapter5
Duration: 12min -
Heartwood 06 Chapter6
Duration: 20min -
Heartwood 07 Chapter7a
Duration: 15min -
Heartwood 08 Chapter7b
Duration: 15min -
Heartwood 09 Chapter8
Duration: 14min -
Heartwood 10 Chapter9
Duration: 15min -
Heartwood 11 Chapter10
Duration: 21min -
Heartwood 12 Chapter11
Duration: 23min -
Heartwood 13 Chapter12
Duration: 17min -
Heartwood 14 Chapter13
Duration: 22min -
Heartwood 15 Chapter14
Duration: 23min -
Heartwood 16 Chapter15
Duration: 29min -
Heartwood 17 Chapter16
Duration: 20min -
Heartwood 18 Chapter17
Duration: 14min -
Heartwood 19 Chapter18
Duration: 24min -
Heartwood 20 Chapter19
Duration: 18min