Simon & Schuster“Robicheaux” by James Lee Burke “Robicheaux” by James Lee Burke In 20 novels since 1987, we’ve seen James Lee Burke’s most popular character, Dave Robicheaux, not only grow older, but also more jaundiced, more philosophical, more introspective. “I didn’t like to speak that way to a woman or, for that matter, to anyone,” Robicheaux says after a confrontation with a female suspect.