Creole Belle would be a great read for mystery lovers who are also interested in environmental issues. James Lee Burke's vivid descriptions of southern Louisiana, combined with the suspenseful and twisting plot make it hard to put this one down. The unique feature of this book is the emphasis on environmental resistance, which provides a refreshing take on the typical mystery novel. Overall, readers will be left feeling satisfied with the conclusion of this thrilling story.

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Creole Belle begins where the last book in the Dave Robicheaux series, The Glass Rainbow, ended. Dave is in a recovery unit in New Orleans, where a Creole girl named Tee Jolie Melton visits him and leaves him an iPod with the country blues song “Creole Belle” on it. Then she disappears. Dave becomes obsessed with the song and the memory of Tee Jolie and goes in search of her sister, who later turns up inside a block of ice floating in the Gulf. Meanwhile, there has been an oil well blowout on the Gulf, threatening the cherished environs of the bayous.Creole Belle is James Lee Burke at his very best, with beloved series hero Dave Robicheaux leading the charge against the destruction of both the land and the people he has sworn to protect.

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