In his most autobiographical novel to date James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family
saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural
outlaws. Novelist Aaron Holland Broussard is shattered when his daughter Fannie Mae dies
suddenly. As he tries to honour her memory by saving two young men from a life of crime amid
their opioid-ravaged community he is drawn into a network of villainy that includes a violent
former Klansman a far-from-holy minister a biker club posing as evangelicals and a murderer
who has been hiding in plain sight. Aaron's only ally is state police officer Ruby Spotted
Horse a no-nonsense woman who harbours some powerful secrets in her cellar. Despite the air of
mystery surrounding her Ruby is the only one Aaron can trust. That is until the ghost of
Fannie Mae shows up guiding her father through a tangled web of the present and past and
helping him vanquish his foes from both this world and the next. Drawn from James Lee Burke's
own life experiences Every Cloak Rolled in Blood is a devastating exploration of the nature of
good and evil and a deeply moving story about the power of love and family.
