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"Andrew Vachss is a contemporary master."
--"The""Atlanta Journal"-"Constitution"
"Many writers try to cover the same ground as Vachss. A handful are as good. None are better."
--"People"
"Vachss's reverence for storytelling is evident in the blunt beauty of his language."
--"Chicago Sun"-"Times"
"The books of Andrew Vachss are much more than great entertainment. They are a fierce crusade for all victims who can't fight back, especially the imperiled children to whom Vachss has devoted his considerable talent and his life."
--Carl Hiaasen
"Vachss is in the first rank of American crime writers."
--"The Plain Dealer"
"There's no way to put a [Vachss book] down once you've begun . . . The plot hooks are engaging and the one-liners pierce like bullets."
--"Detroit Free Press"
"The best detective fiction being written . . . Add a stinging social commentary [and] a Celinesque journey into darkness, and we have an Andrew Vachss, one of our most important writers."
--Martha Grimes
"The New York Burke inhabits is not borrowed from anybody and shimmers on the page as gaudily and scarily as it does on the streets."
--"New York "magazine

"From the Hardcover edition."

Andrew Vachss is a contemporary master.
"The" "Atlanta Journal" "Constitution"
Many writers try to cover the same ground as Vachss. A handful are as good. None are better.
"People"
Vachss s reverence for storytelling is evident in the blunt beauty of his language.
"Chicago Sun" "Times"
The books of Andrew Vachss are much more than great entertainment. They are a fierce crusade for all victims who can t fight back, especially the imperiled children to whom Vachss has devoted his considerable talent and his life.
Carl Hiaasen
Vachss is in the first rank of American crime writers.
"The Plain Dealer"
There s no way to put a [Vachss book] down once you ve begun . . . The plot hooks are engaging and the one liners pierce like bullets.
"Detroit Free Press"
The best detective fiction being written . . . Add a stinging social commentary [and] a Celinesque journey into darkness, and we have an Andrew Vachss, one of our most important writers.
Martha Grimes
The New York Burke inhabits is not borrowed from anybody and shimmers on the page as gaudily and scarily as it does on the streets.
"New York "magazine

"From the Hardcover edition.""

Andrew Vachss is a contemporary master.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Many writers try to cover the same ground as Vachss. A handful are as good. None are better.
People
Vachss s reverence for storytelling is evident in the blunt beauty of his language.
Chicago Sun Times
The books of Andrew Vachss are much more than great entertainment. They are a fierce crusade for all victims who can t fight back, especially the imperiled children to whom Vachss has devoted his considerable talent and his life.
Carl Hiaasen
Vachss is in the first rank of American crime writers.
The Plain Dealer
There s no way to put a [Vachss book] down once you ve begun . . . The plot hooks are engaging and the one liners pierce like bullets.
Detroit Free Press
The best detective fiction being written . . . Add a stinging social commentary [and] a Celinesque journey into darkness, and we have an Andrew Vachss, one of our most important writers.
Martha Grimes
The New York Burke inhabits is not borrowed from anybody and shimmers on the page as gaudily and scarily as it does on the streets.
New York magazine

From the Hardcover edition."

Andrew Vachss is the author of many novels and of two short story collections. He has written for Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. He divides his time between New York City and the Pacific Northwest.
From the Hardcover edition.