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Written by James Lee Burke - audio book performed by Will Patton - Unabridged Fiction - CASSETTES

Publisher, Simon & Schuster Audioworks (July 2005)

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Critically acclaimed and bestselling crime writer James Lee Burke returns to Louisiana where his ever-popular hero, Dave Robicheaux, sleuths his way through a hotbed of sin and uncertainty.

For Dave Robicheaux, life in Louisiana is filled with haunting memories of the past. In Crusader's Cross, a deathbed confession from an old schoolmate resurrects a story of injustice, the murder of a young woman, and a time in Robicheaux's life he has tried to forget.

Her name may or may not have been Ida Durbin. It was back in the innocent days of the 1950s when Robicheaux and his brother, Jimmie, met her on a Galveston beach. She was pretty and Jimmie fell for her hard -- not knowing she was a prostitute on infamous Post Office Street, with ties to the mob. Then Ida was abducted and never seen again.

Now, decades later, Robicheaux is asking questions about Ida Durbin, and a couple of redneck deputy sheriffs make it clear that asking questions is a dangerous game. With a series of horrifying murders and the sudden appearance of Valentine Chalons and his sister, Robicheaux is soon involved with the murderous energies of the New Orleans underworld.

About the Author: James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, is the author of twenty-three previous novels, including such New York Times bestsellers as Bitterroot, Purple Cane Road, Cimarron Rose, Jolie Blon's Bounce, and Dixie City Jam. He lives in Missoula, Montana, and New Iberia, Louisiana.

About the Performer: Will Patton's films include The Mothman Prophecies, Remember the Titans, Gone in 60 Seconds, Entrapment, Armageddon, Inventing the Abbotts, The Spitfire Grill, The Client, No Way Out, and Desperately Seeking Susan. He also starred on the TV series The Agency. Mr. Patton is a seasoned stage actor, who starred in Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind, and received Obie Awards for his performances in What Did He See and Fool for Love. He has read extensively for Simon & Schuster Audio.