Yes, Flood is the first (or maybe second--my ref works and
books are
home and I'm at the office) and Strega is either first or
second. All
feature Burke and are extreme writing styles. No body is
like
Vachss--You either love him or hate him, depending on if you
have met
him in person--I attended a signing for one of his books a
couple of
years ago, where I was the only "mystery" fan there; all the
rest of the
people were "child abuse professionals" and he said at this
particular
signing that a large portion (I know it was not 100%, but
more than 50%)
was going to be donated to Baylor in Houston for child abuse
research.
I read Vachss for his writing style--how he can pack so much
into a one
paragraph chapter beats me. I love the characters also, of
Max the
Silent, of the Dragon Lady, of Max's junkyard dog. All just
wonderful;
folks I think -I- would like to meet, but I'm sure they
wouldn't want to
waste time on me. Also, this is a sort of "A-Team" type
group--good guy
out to beat the bad guys.
>From Mari Hall
Found.Dead.In.Texas@airmail.net
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