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Hackberry Holland

Hackberry Holland is a Texas lawyer and Korean War veteran who becomes an ageing sheriff on the border, wrestling with his conscience and his past.

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Character facts

First appearance
Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971)
Latest appearance
House of the Rising Sun (2015)
Books
4 (4 as lead)
Series
Hackberry Holland
Author
James Lee Burke
Circle
The Hollands

Where to meet Hackberry Holland

Hackberry Holland first appears in Lay Down My Sword and Shield (1971), as the lead, book 1 of the Hackberry Holland series.

Buy Lay Down My Sword and Shield

Every book with Hackberry Holland

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1971LLay Down My Sword and Shieldlead · Hackberry HollandBuy
  2. 2009LRain Godslead · Hackberry HollandBuy
  3. 2011LFeast Day of Foolslead · Hackberry HollandBuy
  4. 2015LHouse of the Rising Sunlead · Hackberry HollandBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Pam TibbsHackberry’s chief deputy2