"These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the South, weaving together love, friendship, violence, survival, and revenge. ... With his nuanced characters, lyrical prose, and ability to write shocking violence in the most evocative settings, James Lee Burke's ... skills are on display in this ... anthology. Harbor Lights unfolds in stories that...

When Hercules vandalizes Eurystheus' temple and Eurystheus threatens war with the Olympians, the Oracle Pythia decides that Hercules must present him with a scale from the nine-headed serpent, Hydra, to make amends.