“James Lee Burke is the heavy weight champ, a great American novelist whose work, taken individually or as a whole, is unsurpassed.”

– #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly

“For five decades, Burke has created memorable novels that weave exquisite language, unforgettable characters, and social commentary into written tapestries that mirror the contemporary scene. His work transcends genre classification.”

– Philadelphia Inquirer

“James Lee Burke is the reigning champ of nostalgia noir.”

– The New York Times Book Review

"Burke is a genius, an exemplar of all that is great in American writing."

– John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of The Burning Soul

“You can call Burke a crime fiction writer, but I call him a national treasure . . . a master of propulsive plots, rich prose and achingly real characters.”

– Tampa Bay Times

“Burke seems to get better and better with every book. During the last few years in particular, he has opened up a larger canvas to paint brilliant allegorical plots – involving good and evil, money and power, Christianity and morality – and in some ways he has lifted the work above the level of crime fiction in a way that is more obvious to readers. . . . [Wayfaring Stranger] is one of the most hopeful and ambitious books he’s ever written, a sprawling historical epic full of courage and loyalty and optimism and good-heartedness that reads like an ode to the American Dream.”

– Benjamin Percy, Poets & Writers

“Burke's fans will recognize his lyrical strengths regarding the themes of social justice and class struggle, violence set to a stunning backdrop of natural beauty and destruction, and a Gulf Coast region that includes historically accurate details to delight Texas and Louisiana natives. . . . Perhaps more than any of Burke's previous work, Wayfaring Stranger is a tender love story, proving yet again his versatility and skill in creating gorgeous, luscious, painful stories of the American experience. Beautifully composed and tragic, Wayfaring Stranger is a sweeping historical epic of war and the American dream.”

– ShelfAwareness.com

“Burke’s evocative prose remains a thing of reliably fierce wonder.”

– Entertainment Weekly

“[Burke] has produced a magnificent and 'unput-downable' tome that encompasses the whole of his career as a great writer.”

– Providence Journal

"My favorite fiction author."

– Bill O'Reilly