Dave Robicheaux is back. This is almost as good as Tin Roof Blowdown. Burke returns with his great characters, and descriptions of the underbelly of southern Louisiana that keep you up at night. Another great one from the old master.
"For many years our state legislature has been known as a mental asylum run by ExxonMobil. Since Huey Long, demagoguery has been a given; misogamy and racism and homophobia have become religious virtues, and self-congratulatory ignorance has become a source of pride...
How do you handle it when your anger brims over the edge of the pot? You use the shortened version of the Serenity Prayer, which is "Fuck it"...have faith in your own convictions and never let the naysayers and those who are masters at inculcating self-doubt hold sway in your life. "Fuck it" is not profanity. "Fuck it" is a sonnet."
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