In the figure of Burke, Andrew Vachss has given contemporary crime fiction one of its most mesmerizing characters. An abused child raised in orphanages, foster homes, and prisons, Burke is a career criminal and outlaw who steals and scams for a living. But he draws the line at the psychopaths and predators who stalk children. Sometimes he draws that line in blood. In Blossom, an old cellmate has summoned Burke to a fading Indiana mill town, where a young boy is charged with a crime he didn't commit and a twisted serial sniper has turned a local lover's lane into a killing field. And it's here that Burke meets Blossom, the brilliant, beautiful young woman who has her own reasons for finding the murderer — and her own idea of vengeance. Dense with atmosphere, savagely convincing, this is Vachss at his uncompromising best.
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"Burke is a great character - totally hard-boiled and awesome! This is the first one of this series that I have read but now I realize that it is out of order. Must find the others now. " — holls (4 out of 5 stars)
"Burke is a great character - totally hard-boiled and awesome! This is the first one of this series that I have read but now I realize that it is out of order. Must find the others now. "
" Slow to start, roller coaster middle, and the end tapered and dropped. I wasn't impressed with this one. There was a lot of sub plot that took the driver's seat more then the main plot did. Not his best work in my opinion. "
" Burke is a great character - totally hard-boiled and awesome! This is the first one of this series that I have read but now I realize that it is out of order. Must find the others now. "
" My boss gave me two of his books to read and they're just not what I enjoy. I read them so that she and I could discuss them but I found myself thoroughly bored by both of them. "
" Short,relatively clever, engaging. Probably readable on a long plane ride. "
" Grim plot, absolutely riveting. I'm going to read more of Andrew Vachss's books. "
" Vachss' books are a serious read, you really gotta want it to get through his books. I was introduced to Vachss when I read his Batman story, even THAT was a deep, deep message novel. "
" I liked the characters in this one. "
" I love all of the Vachss books in the Burke series. I have a tendency to not read them in order which probably isn't a good idea. "
" Vachss mixes it up in this one, sending Burke out from his usual stomping grounds in NYC to hunt down a serial sniper. "
" I really enjoyed this. The folks in this "famly" of characters are people I would love to be a part of. I will listen to the next book soon. Will hate to finish this series! "
" I have come to peace with the fact that in the Burke universe, he is catnip to almost every woman he meets. I don't get it, but I am willing to accept it. "
Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. His many books include the Burke series and two collections of short stories, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and the New York Times, among other publications. A native New Yorker, he divides his time between the city of his birth and the Pacific Northwest.
Phil Gigante has narrated more than two hundred audiobooks, earning ten AudioFile Earphones Awards and three of the prestigious Audie Awards for best narration. An actor, director, and producer with over twenty years of experience in theater, film, television, and radio, he is currently the artistic director of Gigantic Productions and Little Giant Children’s Theatre.
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