Description
Harbor Lights features a never-before-published novella and eight stories that move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge.
A boy and his father watch a German submarine sink an oil tanker as evil forces in the disguise of federal agents try to ruin their family. A girl is beaten up outside a bar as her university-professor father navigates new love and threats from a group of neo-Nazis. A pair of undercover union organizers are hired to break colts for a Hollywood actor, whose "Western hero" façade hides darkness. An oil rig worker witnesses a horrific attack on a local village while on a job in South America and seeks justice through one final act of bravery.
With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in evocative settings, James Lee Burke's singular skills are on display in this superb anthology.
A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories. Harbor Lights unfolds in stories that crackle and reverberate as unexpected heroes emerge.
Endorsements
“America’s best novelist.” — Denver Post
New York Times bestselling author