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Cathy67
Cathy67 rated it 12 years ago
Disturbingly Great Book Put on old ratty ass dirty clothes and then begin reading the second in the Burke series. You’ll be glad you’re in old clothes because this story will definitely make you feel like you’ve been pulled through the gutter or walked around the subway tracks looking for aluminum ...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 12 years ago
When Burke gets hired by an albino lawyer named Kite, he finds himself investigating a woman who claims to have been sexually abused as a child to see if her allegations are true, hopefully giving Kite's methods validation. Is the woman telling the truth? And will Burke tell Kite the truth when he...
Tyson Adams Reviews
Tyson Adams Reviews rated it 12 years ago
Apparently Blackjack, which is essentially the same, by the same author is better, but I found this entertaining.
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 12 years ago
"Andrew Vachss makes other crime novels/shows look like Teletubbies." ~ Kevin Elliot introducing Andrew Vachss at Open BooksOk, so for two weeks leading up to Andrew Vachss' arrival at Open Books back in November, Kevin Elliot the book store guru at Open Books, kept saying how much he enjoyed this a...
Cathy67
Cathy67 rated it 13 years ago
When I finished reading Flood, I put the book down and said to myself, “I can’t read Vachss again and I want to take a shower to get the grime off me.” However, in retrospect how often does a book leave such a strong impression on your psyche? How often does a book leave such intense and raw feeli...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Burke finds two cops gunning for him. One, Belinda, wants him to clear an imprisoned man for murder. The other, Morales, wants Burke dead or in jail. But how are the two cops linked...Here we are again, another installment in Andrew Vachss Burke series. Like most of them, it's bleaker than a Val...
davidofterra
davidofterra rated it 13 years ago
I read this book to confirm that Blackjack is a thinly veiled copy of it.
davidofterra
davidofterra rated it 13 years ago
this book is a copy of Predator : Race War with only minor changes. Read Born Bad, Everybody Pays, and Hard Looks instead.
Simple Joy
Simple Joy rated it 13 years ago
The second in the series of Burke.I didn't enjoy this one as much as I did the first one. And it's not real enjoyment, more fascination.Strega was a hard book, with hard things going on, but somehow Mr Vachss decided to add some fluff into the book and I'm not really sure how I took that. Mr Vachss ...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Simpleton car thief and getaway driver Eddie drifts in and out of prison until hooking up with J.C, a master planner. Things go south quickly when J.C.'s girlfriend Vonda wants a getaway man of her own...I've greatly oversimplified the plot but that's pretty much it. The Getaway Man is a fast-pace...
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