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Harbor lights stories Cover Image Large Print Book

Harbor lights [large print] : stories / James Lee Burke.

Burke, James Lee, 1936- (author.).

Summary:

"A boy and his father watch a German submarine sink an oil tanker as evil forces try to ruin their family. A girl is beaten up outside a bar as her 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' facade hides darkness. An oil rig workers witnesses an 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 the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke's singular skills are on display in this superb anthology."-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798885797177
  • Physical Description: 519 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company, 2024.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Harbor lights -- Going across Jordan -- Big midnight special -- Deportees -- The assault -- The wild side of life -- A distant war -- Strange cargo.

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Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Psychological fiction.
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  • 20 of 41 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library LP FIC BURKE (Text) 36015000438958 Adult Large Print New Fiction Available -