Andrew Vachss’s many books include the Burke novels and two previous collections of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. He died in 2021.
"So hard-boiled that it makes Mike Hammer and Sam Spade look like
running yolks." —Chicago Sun-Times
"An absolute stunner, the toughest crime novel, and one of the most
realistic, any American writer has produced." —The Cleveland Plain
Dealer
"It's wonderful. The words leap off the page. The plot is fresh.
The principal character is original. The style is as clean as a
haiku." —The Washington Post Book World
"A bizarre, fast-paced tour of the criminal psyche.... Has a grim
authenticity." —The Philadelphia Inquirer
"So hard-boiled that it makes Mike Hammer and Sam Spade look like
running yolks." -Chicago Sun-Times
"An absolute stunner, the toughest crime novel, and one of the most
realistic, any American writer has produced." -The Cleveland
Plain Dealer
"It's wonderful. The words leap off the page. The plot is fresh.
The principal character is original. The style is as clean as a
haiku." -The Washington Post Book World
"A bizarre, fast-paced tour of the criminal psyche.... Has a grim
authenticity." -The Philadelphia Inquirer
In his first novel, Flood, attorney-turned-novelist Vachss introduced Burke, the ex-con investigator who's not averse to working either side of the law. The book captured the brutal atmosphere of New York's underbelly. This modern-day Robin Hood returns to that seamy world, complete with a merry band that includes a mute Mongolian strongman, a weird genius who lives in a junkyard, a transvestite prostitute and an intimidating dog named Pansy. Hired by a strangely alluring Mafia princess calling herself Strega (``witch'' in loose translation ), Burke must find a certain photograph of a child forced into a sex act. Plunged into the world of kiddie porn, he wreaks havoc on the perverts, pimps and pedophiles he despises, the true ``bad guys'' in his view of things. Despite its action and fast pace, the book is less compelling than the author's first, lapsing into a sort of predictability and short on the pulsing energy a thriller must sustain. 50,000 first printing. (March 24)
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