What — or who — could turn a gifted little boy into a murderous thing that calls itself "Satan’s Child"? In search of an answer, a man named Burke travels from a festering welfare hotel to a neat frame house where a voodoo priestess presides over a congregation of assassins. For this vigilante and unlicensed private eye has made it his business to defend the small victims whom the law has failed — even a child who has been made into a killer. Gripping and chillingly knowledgeable about the mechanisms of evil, Sacrifice is a thriller of savage authority from one of the best crime writers of our generation. "Vachss is a contemporary master. . . . Decidedly hard-boiled, his prose is as lean, tough-edged and brittle as the man who is his protagonist." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A harrowing tale in which outcasts are the moral heroes, and the people who belong to civilization are corrupt. . . . An absolute original. . . . Andrew Vachss has become a cult favorite, and for good reason." — Cosmopolitan
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"Burke takes on voodoo, satanists and child pornographers in this graphic revenge thriller. I guess you could call all of the Burke novels revenge thrillers because Burke himself says his ..." Religion is revenge." " — Raegan (4 out of 5 stars)
"Burke takes on voodoo, satanists and child pornographers in this graphic revenge thriller. I guess you could call all of the Burke novels revenge thrillers because Burke himself says his ..." Religion is revenge." "
" Vachss' Burke books are brutal, graphic, gritty, and very well constructed. "
" Burke and his crew take out satanist child pornographers. "
" Burke takes on voodoo, satanists and child pornographers in this revenge thriller. As the central character, Burke, says, his religion is revenge. "
" If you are going to start the Burke series, this is an excellent place to start. Informs the character throughout the rest of the series. "
" Brilliant. No other Burke book lives up to this one. So glad this was voted in the top 40 horror novels of all time by the Horror Writers Association. "
" I have read most of Vachss' books. This was one of my less favorite. He is equally as gritty, on-the-edge as ever, bu the story of protecting a gifted little boy who is a (multiple personality?) killer is a tad far-fetched. "
" Just love these books, and going back to the beginning, reading as the author finds his voice, as he grows... so awesome!! "
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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