Best Audiobook Ever?

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 06, 2009 – Longtime audiobook reviewer and judge in the Audie Awards, Jonathan Lowe has reviewed over 1000 audiobooks, "and listened to many, many more." Listed first in his favorites is PURPLE CANE ROAD by James Lee Burke. The reason? "If you prefer description and characterization over choreographed special effects, this mystery masterpiece is your huckleberry. The plot has no significance to anyone outside the heart and temperament of its main character, Dave Robicheaux, and the creator of that character wouldn't know a cliche if it climbed into his green turtle soup." Actor Will Patton performs this regional Louisiana story with a native and intuitive skill bordering perfection. In Purple Cane Road, Dave seeks the truth about the long ago murder of his mother, following a new lead implicating crooked cops. During his gritty and sometimes grisly hunt, he manages to learn more about his mother, and gains an identity which he can finally grasp in being her son. In an interview, Burke also told Lowe this was the book he was most proud of writing. And Patton has won several Audie awards for reading Burke. (Simon & Schuster Audio) For more on the list, plus reviews and author interviews, visit and subscribe to Jonathan's blog at BurjReview.Blogspot.com.