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Wayfaring Stranger

By: James Lee Burke
Narrated by: Will Patton
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In 1934, 16-year-old Weldon Avery Holland confronts the notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde, resulting with Weldon firing a gun, unsure whether it hit its mark.

Ten years later Second Lieutenant Weldon Holland barely survives the Battle of the Bulge, in the process saving the lives of Hershel Pine and a young prisoner of war, Rosita Lowenstein - a woman who holds the same romantic power over him as the beautiful Bonnie Parker.

©2014 James Lee Burke (P)2014 Simon & Schuster, Inc Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Fiction Crime Suspense War
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"A fantastic novelist...so far above the prevailing standards of crime fiction that it is pointless to make the comparison." ( Daily Express)
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James Lee Burke is a genius and Will Patton is the perfect choice to narrate this remarkable thriller.

Sensational

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It’s a great story with great characters.
Will Patten is remarkable as always.
It’s hardly fast paced but there’s such a variety of characters and setting that it’s always interesting and engaging

Magnificent

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Beautiful elegiac prose, stunning evocation of both landscape and time, wonderful picaresque characters. All this and a narrator who is perfect . What's not to love?

Magnificent

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Excellent. What prose and weaving in some literary greats too, Chaucer and T S Eliot! Gripping story but felt the ending rather abrupt. Now moving on to the next.

My first Burke

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One of the best books I have heard/read. Compelling if often unpleasant story, beautifully written in poetic prose. Excellent reader too. Cannot recommend too highly.

Completely fabulous

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