I recently read the first book of the Andrew Vachss Burke
series, Flood. I have almost finished Strega. I am
hooked.
I purchased the first two books -- I love those vintage press
editions but they are pricey so am going the library route
for the rest of them so I will do my part to keep the
hard-boiled tradition alive at our library.
I think the order is correct -- I got the dates from the
library. Have I missed any of them:
1. Flood - 1985 2. Strega - 1987 3. Blue Bell - 1988 4. Hard
Candy - 1989 5. Blossom - 1990 6. Sacrifice - 1991 7. Shella
- 1993 8. Down in the Zero - 1994 9. Footsteps of the Hawk -
1995 10. False Allegations - 1996 11. Safe House - 1998 12.
Choice of Evil - 1999 13. Dead & Gone - 2000 14. Pain
Management - 2001
There are other books that don't seem to be part of the Burke
series -- two collections of short stories. There is a
Batman: Ultimate Evil listed in the library collection. I
looked it up on Amazon. Vachss, indeed, wrote a book based on
the Batman character - which seems unusual for the writer of
the Burke series which is so grounded in the bleak urban
life. Vachss has written a nonfiction book about child abuse.
He also wrote an earlier book about treating juveniles who
are in trouble --no surprises there that he would write
either of them.
Does anyone know anything about Andrew Vachss? One of the
Amazon reviews mentioned that he is an attorney who defends
abused women and children.
Someone on this list suggested Jack O'Connell's books. I
started with Box 9 and I kind of gulped it down. I have
Wireless lined up next.
Thanks everyone for the discussions and recommendations. I
have added lots of writers to my reading list because of
rara-avis.
regards, Rebecca Hippert
sunfish@telocity.com
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