James Lee Burke Goes Time Traveling By Ed Nawotka | Jun 04, 2021
James Lee Burke’s office in his home outside Missoula, Mont., as seen on a Zoom call, is cluttered with the detritus of a long literary life. There are books, photographs, a clutch of pens, and family heirlooms, including a Confederate sword carried by his great grandfather through the Civil War.
The tenor of Burke’s voice is a bit like the wheels on a Ford F-150 rolling down a highway: bass tones highlighted with a higher pitch. There’s also a slight wobble, suggesting those wheels might need rebalancing. But that is likely due to age. Burke is 84 and has had a distinguished career: he was named an MWA Grand Master in 2009, his forthcoming