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Cimarron Rose

By: James Lee Burke
Narrated by: Will Patton
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Texas attorney and former Texas Ranger Billy Bob Holland has many secrets. Among them is Vernon Smother's son, Lucas, a now-teenaged boy about whom few know the truth: Lucas is really Billy Bob's illegitimate son. When Lucas is arrested for murder, Billy Bob must confront the past and serve as the boy's criminal attorney. As a result, he incurs enemies that are far more dangerous than any he faced as a Texas Ranger.©1997 James Lee Burke. All rights reserved (P)1997 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Hard-Boiled Legal Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Law Detective Suspense

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"Will Patton's narration [is] delivered with the appropriate blend of swagger and country-western grit." (Chicago Tribune) "Cimarron Rose is a fine, multitextured novel, full of Burke's lilting, elegiac prose and unflinching in its portrait of the human heart in turmoil." (Booklist)
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At the conclusion, a I’ll-conceived musical audio track is introduced which greatly detracts from the author’s words and the mental image one constructs.

Unnecessary musical embellishment

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I have started a collection of Will Patton read books now. What a combo, Will Patton and Burke.

worth it

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Sad that the story was so chopped up when the author and narrator have such talent

Abridged

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I am a big fan of anything James Lee Burke writes and Will Patton narates. PERIOD. This was the first of this character series for me. I will "read" the others.

Anything Burke Writes....

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I didn't like the abridged version. Jumped around too much and hard to follow. Will Patton saved the story. Such a good narrative.

Not the best

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