He earns a living scamming freaks generally child abusers, neonazis and wannabe mercenaries, rescuing runaways, taking the occasional case, and committing the occasional act of. A smalltime criminal raised by the state, burke started off as a con man and unlicensed private detective, and as the series continues he graduates to vigilante man. During her tenure, she tried more than 100 felony cases to verdict, including rape, child sexual assault, elder abuse, domestic violence, cult abuse, and homicide. The weight vintage crimeblack lizard and millions of other books are available for instant. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andrew vachss books online. She wants burke to find an obscene photographand that search will take him into the ocean that flows just beneath the city, an ocean whose currents are flesh and money, the anguish of children and the pleasure of twisted adults. Andrew gross is the author of the ty hauck thriller series and several standalone novels, along with a few books coauthored with james patterson. Here are the andrew gross books in order for his series and standalone novels. I like it especially for its firstperson narrative of a tough real tough. Personaly, i give less than a smidge for the politics of my authors. Buy flood burke novels unabridged by vachss, andrew h.
The burke series is an 18book fiction series written by andrew vachss, centered on a man named burke and his battle against child abusersmolesters. Dretzka, too, insisted that such virtues as friendship, kindness and loyalty are rewarded in vachsss books, and good. After completing the burke novels, vachss began two new series. Andrew vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. Andrew vachss books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Mickey spillanes exploits read like the minutes of a harvard alumni meeting. Andrew vachsss implacable private eye has a new client, strega. As a novelist, he is perhaps best known for his burke series of hardboiled mysteries. Andrew vachss books list of books by author andrew vachss. About me andrew vachss has been a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a socialservices caseworker, a labor organizer, and has directed a maximumsecurity prison for aggressiveviolent youth. Footsteps of the hawk by andrew vachss and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His many novels include the burke series and two collections of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in parade, antaeus, esquire, playboy, the new york times, among other publications.
And in the person of his haunted, hellridden private eye burke, vachss has given us a new kind of hero. Books by andrew vachss authors like andrew vachss what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. I generaly just judge a book on how it was written. Goodreads members who like andrew vachss also like. Safe house burke series book 10 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Books by andrew vachss authors like andrew vachss what. We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order. Andrew vachss vachss, andrew used books, rare books and new books. Andrew vachss became a published author in 1973 with the standalone novel a bomb built in hell. Literature map for author recommendations mysterious press. Andrew vachss has reinvented detective fiction for an age in which guilty secrets are obsolete and murder isnt even worth a news headline. Flood burkes newest client is a woman named flood, who has the face of an angel, the body of a highpriced stripper, and the skills of a professional executioner. The second book in the burke series stregawon a number of international crime fiction awards. Flood by andrew vachss librarything catalog your books.
The series is written from burkes perspective in the first person the first book, flood, was published in 1985. A conversation with andrew vachss mulholland books. Andrew vachss, an attorney in private practice specializing in juvenile justice and child abuse, is the countrys best recognized and most widely sought after spokesperson on crimes against children. Readalikes are suggestions for readers who enjoy the works of a particular author and would like to have recommendations of other authors that write in a similar style or genre. He has written three popular series the cross series, the aftershock trilogy, and the burke series. The child protective movement is a war, and i saw writing as a powerful weapon. Explore books by andrew vachss with our selection at. Detroit free press andrew vachss continues to write the most provocative novels around. This book has been my introduction to crime fiction by andrew vachss. Is, burkes creator, andrew vachss, like burke himself, walks it like he talks it. They crack me up ok, so some people seem to think theyre morbid and cynical. From neonoir master andrew vachss comes everybody pays, 38 whiteknuckle rides into a netherworld of pederasts and prostitutes, stickup kids and fall guyswhere private codes of crime and punishment pulsate beneath a surface system of law and order, and our moral compass spins frighteningly out of control. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. In this cauterizing thriller, andrew vachsss renegade investigator teams up with a lethally gifted avenger to follow a childs murderer through.
Books by chelsea cain authors like chelsea cain what should i read next. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Andrew vachss forthcoming books include heart transplant dark horse books, october 2010, a collaboration with frank caruso that attempts to reset the cultural software as it pertains to bullying, and the weight pantheon, november 2010, a crime novel. There has been translation of his books in more than twenty languages. Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. The burke book series by andrew vachss includes books flood, strega, blue belle, and several more.
Andrew vachss began the publication of burke series in 1985 when flood the first book in the series was published and concluded in december 2008 when another life was published. The appearance of his work has appeared in the new york times, playboy, esquire, parade and many other forums. There is more than one author in the goodreads database. The series revolves around burke and his fight again the child abusers. In the life of andrew vachss, a numerous novels are written by him like the two collections of short series, the burke series and many others. His many books include the burke series, the aftershock trilogy, the cross series, numerous standalone novels, and three collections of short stories. Bookbrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfictionbooks that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Click the more button for book jackets, author photos, novel excerpts, and more. Sorry, but there are no authors we recommend similar to andrew vachss.
Originally published in 1985, flood by andrew vachss has been reissued by the vintage crime house of black lizard publishing. Remember that individual judgments of writing styles will differ among readers and that these suggestions are selective. We currently have 3401 authors listed on the site and 2720 charactersseries with more added each day. Andrew henry vachss born october 19, 1942 is an american crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children. His autobiographical essay was added by invitation to contemporary authors in 2003. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Vachss source for information on vachss, andrew henry 1942 andrew h. Andrew vachss has 100 books on goodreads with 62355 ratings. Andrew vachss contemporary authors new revision series, volume 44, pages 444446. Below is a list of andrew vachss books in order of when they were originally published. The complete series list for a burke novel andrew h. The series is narrated in first person perspective from burkes view.
Books by chelsea cain authors like chelsea cain what. Contemporary authors listing of crimefiction novelist, child protection. Find authors like andrew vachss from the worlds largest community of readers. Andrew vachss exlibrary books for sale in stock ebay. Click here if you want to know what andrew vachss thinks about noir. Books such as scottsboro boy and cell 2455 death row hit me like a sledgehammer when i was a kid. Heres a fun way to find some recommendations on new authors to read as well. See the complete burke series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Written in first person, in a hardboiled noir style, the main character is burke, a excon, exmercenary, raised by the state and distrustful to the extreme. Andrew vachss s burke is one of the most coldblooded yet strangely honorable protagonists in the history of crime fiction, an outlaw who makes his living by preying on the most vicious of new york citys bottomfeeders, those who thrive on the suffering of the defenseless.
A conversation with andrew vachss by hachette on the occasion of the publication of andrew vachsss new novel the weight, ken bruen and andrew vachss talk about the blues, justifiable rage and writing for the streets not the critics. Many of vachss novels feature the shadowy, unlicensed investigator burke, an excon, career criminal, and deeply conflicted character. He is best known for his hardboiled burke series, which he began in 1985. The difference between child prostitutes and prostituted children is cosmic. Alice vachss, jd, is the former chief of the special victims bureau of the queens nyc district attorneys office. Andrew vachss returns with a mesmerizing novel about a hardcore thief whos about to embark on. It is difficult to write about a burning social issue and still keep the story at white heat, but andrew vachss does it seamlessly. Vachss makes other noir writers seem like william saroyan. Vachss opens that door for us and turns on the light, dim and as bugswarmed as it might be, and lets us see, and feel, the ugly truth. He would not write another standalone novel for 20 years, instead focusing on the burke character among other projects. Andrew vachss is the author of 33 novels and three collections of short stories, as well as poetry, plays, song lyrics, and graphic novels. Joe lansdale, author of the hap and leonard series andrew vachss after literally a lifetime of vigilant service to the marginalised and abused has produced his finest work. Andrew vachss is a member of pen and the writers guild of america.
Authors with similar writing style to andrew vachss. The plot hooks are engaging and the oneliners pierce like bullets. Andrew vachss 1942 is an american crime fiction author and lawyer. She wants burke to find a monster for herso she can kill him with her bare hands. They rightly generate a lot of debate about their subject, the sexual abuse of children although debate might not be the right word given some of the extreme reactions to the burke books.