Lay Down My Sword and Shield

A powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past...by the bestselling, award-winning author

"As I stood there on my front porch that hot, breathless July day, leaning against the column with the six bullet holes, now worn and smooth, I could see Hank's whitewashed mark [...]
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A powerful novel of conflict, history and shadows from the past...by the bestselling, award-winning author

"As I stood there on my front porch that hot, breathless July day, leaning against the column with the six bullet holes, now worn and smooth, I could see Hank's whitewashed marker under the pin oaks in the Holland family cemetery... Four generations of my family were buried there."

Hack Holland is a product of the South, both old and new. Hard-drinking ex-POW and wealthy, progressive Democrat, he stands in the long shadow cast by his ancestors. When Holland's candidacy for a congressional seat brings him increasingly into conflict with those around him, his almost unwitting involvement with a violent civil rights conflict forces him to reassess his future - and his past...

James Lee Burke is the author of twenty previous novels, including twelve featuring Detective Dave Robicheaux. He lives with his wife, Pearl, in Missoula, Montana and New Iberia, Louisiana.