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James Lee Burke

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5

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47

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Books from James Lee Burke that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. Black Cherry Blues cover
    Black Cherry Blues

    2011

    8

    score

    • WonEdgar Award for Best Novel (1990)
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  2. Cimarron Rose cover
    Cimarron Rose

    2010

    8

    score

    • WonEdgar Award for Best Novel (1998)
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  3. Flags on the Bayou cover
    Flags on the Bayou

    2023

    8

    score

    • WonEdgar Award for Best Novel (2024)
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  4. Sunset Limited cover
    Sunset Limited

    2011

    8

    score

    • WonGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (1998)
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  5. Jolie Blon's Bounce cover
    Jolie Blon's Bounce

    2002

    6

    score

    • ShortlistedEdgar Award for Best Novel (2003)
    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (2002)
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  6. Pegasus Descending cover
    Pegasus Descending

    2007

    3

    score

    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (2007)
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  7. Purple Cane Road cover
    Purple Cane Road

    2011

    3

    score

    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (2000)
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  8. The Tin Roof Blowdown cover
    The Tin Roof Blowdown

    2007

    3

    score

    • ShortlistedGold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year) (2008)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Stephen Graham Jones90 score
  2. 2T. Kingfisher78 score
  3. 3Percival Everett64 score
  4. 4Adrian Tchaikovsky61 score
  5. 5Martha Wells51 score
  6. 6Silvia Moreno-Garcia49 score
  7. 7Darcie Little Badger44 score
  8. 8Alix E. Harrow42 score
  9. 9Charlie Jane Anders40 score
  10. 10R. F. Kuang37 score

Most Prolific Authors

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  3. 3Gene Wolfe28 books
  4. 4Terry Pratchett25 books
  5. 5Stephen Baxter24 books
  6. 6Orson Scott Card22 books
  7. 7Poul Anderson22 books
  8. 8Sheri S. Tepper21 books
  9. 9Greg Bear20 books
  10. 10Hardcover20 books