Imagined crossover · Cosy crime
What if Dave Robicheaux met Tante Lulu?
The bayou detective and the bayou matchmaker. Both are steeped in the bayou country of south Louisiana, its food, faith and long family memories.
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The pair
Dave RobicheauxSheriff’s detective in New Iberia, LouisianaBy James Lee Burke · Dave Robicheaux · first in The Neon Rain
Tante LuluLouise Rivard, the bayou's matchmaking great-auntBy Sandra Hill · Cajun · first in The Love Potion
Chemistry7/10
Friction6/10
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Where and when
Louisiana
The 2000s
The story
- How they might meet
- Tante Lulu decides that Dave needs feeding, and a talking-to, and turns up at his bait shop with a gumbo and a problem.
- Why they would work
- Both are steeped in the bayou country of south Louisiana, its food, faith and long family memories.
- What each brings
- Dave brings a detective’s eye and a fierce sense of justice. Tante Lulu knows everyone, everything and everybody’s business.
- Where they would clash
- A brooding detective and a relentless optimist with a statue of St Jude: she would never stop trying to fix him.
Strengths compared
Dave Robicheaux Tante Lulu
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The Neon RainJames Lee Burke · 1987 · Dave Robicheaux's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- The Love PotionSandra Hill · 1999 · Tante Lulu's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
