Andrew Vachss has reinvented detective fiction for an age in which guilty secrets are obsolete and murder isn't even worth a news headline. And in the person of his haunted, hell-ridden private eye Burke, Vachss has given us a new kind of hero: a man inured to every evil except the kind that preys on children. Now Burke is back, investigating an epidemic of apparent suicides among the teenagers of a wealthy Connecticut suburb. There he discovers a sinister connection between the anguish of the young and the activities of an elite sadomasochistic underground, for whom pain and its accompanying rituals are a source of pleasure and power. "[Vachss's] short sharp sentences crackle with energy; his plots are satisfyingly elaborate; the narratives are beautifully paced, and the characters . . . are always pungently individual." — Chicago Sun-Times "The characters and events are as sharply defined as if they were etched in steel. The prose is short and choppy, like the ticking of a time bomb about to explode." — Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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"IT WAS AN OVER ALL GOOD FUN BOOK, IT HAS ALL THE GOODIES A KID LIKE ME WANTS, AND ITS EDGE TONE AND VOICE MAKE IT A GOOD READ FOR ANYONE, SEPT MAYBE NOT GIRLS. " — Austin (4 out of 5 stars)
"IT WAS AN OVER ALL GOOD FUN BOOK, IT HAS ALL THE GOODIES A KID LIKE ME WANTS, AND ITS EDGE TONE AND VOICE MAKE IT A GOOD READ FOR ANYONE, SEPT MAYBE NOT GIRLS. "
" I really wanted to love this book because of my profound respect for Vachss. I simply found the writing to be weak and unimpressive. It's not a bad read, it's just not a good one. "
" Vachss is a true advocate for children and a wonderful writer. He lives the life he writes about in his books. His website is a treasure "
" This series is no joke. Proceed carefully. This was my last one. I couldn't take any more. "
" Down In The Zero (Burke #7) by Andrew Vachss (Vintage Crimes 1994)(fiction - mystery) opens with a series of suicides by priveleged young people that leads back to a sadomasochistic underground lef by a pair of gorgeous twins Fancy and Charm. 4/10, finished 7/4/11. "
" A tad on the dark side!!! but interesting. "
" Ugh. I gave it a try but couldn't finish it. "
" Teen suicides in upscale Connecticut aren't like those where Burke has been. "
" Hate. Another one of those "I'll finish reading it because of art." Nah, not worth it. "
" I can't review books i forget most of them as soon as I read them. it was Vachss so yeah it was good. "
" More from the master. "
" IT WAS AN OVER ALL GOOD FUN BOOK, IT HAS ALL THE GOODIES A KID LIKE ME WANTS, AND ITS EDGE TONE AND VOICE MAKE IT A GOOD READ FOR ANYONE, SEPT MAYBE NOT GIRLS. "
" I'm still reading this of course, but it might as well be already read. Vacchs is so good. Awesome. "
" Dark detective fiction, with a protagonist who is gritty, forceful and lost. Once you start you cannot put down. "
" Down In The Zero (Burke #7) by Andrew Vachss (Vintage Crimes 1994)(fiction - mystery) opens with a series of suicides by priveleged young people that leads back to a sadomasochistic underground. 5/10, finsihed 6/30/11. "
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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