Flood: A Novel Audiobook

" Private eye had a couple of jobs to do. Find the Cobra who had killed his clients friends baby and arrange for a prostitute to get released from her pimp. "

" Flood is a great crime novel exposing the low-life, gritty nature of the mean streets and the frailty of young human life. Being a Vachss fan, I somehow missed this novel thus this book filled in the blanks I had from reading the subsequent novels. Flood is a classic Vachss. "

" I thought that maybe the book would be more suspensful being that the Author is a Federal Investigator, social caseworker and has directed Maximum security prison.i plan on reading other books written by Andrew,in hopes they get better!!! "

" My brother turned me on to Vachss in the 90's sometime. I had not read this one so I decided to revisit the Author and see if I found him as fun as I did back then. This was a really solid read and I really emjoyed. It's graphic and deals with the worst part of society, child molesters and exploiters. The Burke character is an interesting anti-hero. He's self centered, paranoid, damaged and scarred. Tough as nails but not your typical hardboiled type. I enjoyed and recommend highly to those who like crime fiction, if they haven't already read this series. "

" Hardcase stuff in the shadow world of NYC. Pulpy. A little unsure in parts; it comes across as a first effort, but I understand this is the first of a long series so I'll bet it gets smoother. I plan to go pick up the next one. "

" You can tell that this was a debut novel. It's weirdly dated, but the Burke series gets better and better as it goes. Vachss finds his scwerve about four books in and never loses it. "

" I liked the procedural aspects while finding the subject exploitative, despite the author's life to the contrary. "

" Even though I knew this book was written sometime during the 80's it still holds up today. Burke and crew could easily be operating today and honestly there isn't a whole lot that you could say otherwise. Once again a superb offering from Mr. Vachss "

" These books are intense! I have to space them out and pad the 'in -between' with happy fun books. Total Noir and I love it. "

" This is his first book and first one I read. Since his characters reappear it's a good idea to start with Vachss' books with this one. I got hooked on him and immediately read his next two, Strega, and Blue Belle. "

" Gritty & realistic. Interesting mix of characters. Brings back memories of growing up NYC and how it was back then. "

" fitz loaned me this book, and it turned me onto vachss forever. "

" One of the first Hard-Boiled writers I really enjoyed. Figured I'd go back to the beginning and start reading again. "

" It was decent crime procedural. I enjoyed the depiction of NYC in some its grimier days. There were some characters in the book that were a bit too far fetched for me. "

" The first book I've read by Andrew Vachss. Very enjoyable, if a bit far-fetched. Main character is Burke, an ex-con who "helps people." in this case he helps Flood, a beautiful martial arts expert, find a child molester who harmed her good friend's child. "

" I love the hard style of the wording from Andrew Vachss and I adore Burke and his friends for their straightness. "

" Grim series. Not for the faint of heart. I'm not sure what to recommend about series. It is violent and about unpleasant, vile and evil people. "

" If you like dark and I mean disturbing dark then you will LOVE this! "

" I've read all of the "Burke" books by Vachss and this might be the best. Taut, thrilling, rightiously vengeful angel of darkness violence with the added fun of Burke's "family" starting to take shape. "

" My All Time Favorite Good Guy!! Representing for all Under Dogs! GO Burke!! "

" Trashy pulp about criminals hunting down worse criminals. Somehow both gritty and depressing and also totally cheesy. "

" Love this book. I love this whole series of books "

" If you like dark and I mean disturbing dark then you will LOVE this! "

" I am a closet detective novel lover. If someone gets killed in the first five pages, I'm into it, but Vachss is really good. I love his work. "

" It was decent crime procedural. I enjoyed the depiction of NYC in some its grimier days. There were some characters in the book that were a bit too far fetched for me. "

" The first book I've read by Andrew Vachss. Very enjoyable, if a bit far-fetched. Main character is Burke, an ex-con who "helps people." in this case he helps Flood, a beautiful martial arts expert, find a child molester who harmed her good friend's child. "

" My All Time Favorite Good Guy!! Representing for all Under Dogs! GO Burke!! "

" Very dark material, but I really like this series and intend to follow it now. This private eye is tough on child abuse and makes sure that ruthless people pay "

" Clearly a first novel, but promising. Excited about the next one! "

" Brilliant. Evocative. Truthful. Hard. Disturbing. <br/>This still retains the magic for me. "

" I liked the procedural aspects while finding the subject exploitative, despite the author's life to the contrary. "

" The first of the Burke books. Interesting to see how verbose Vachss was when he first started writing; his later books just got leaner and meaner until he could say more in a sentence than over-blown frauds like Norman Mailer could say in an entire book! "