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Andrew Vachss (1942–2021)

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Hardboiled writer Andrew Henry Vachss was born on October 19, 1942 in New York City. He attended Case Western Reserve University and the New England School of Law. Vachss has worked in many government and law enforcement organizations, ranging from the U. S. Public Health Service to the New York visa mer City Juvenile Justice Planning Project. Vachss' work as a writer includes a series of books featuring an unlicensed private detective named Burke. Burke's appearances include Flood, Strega, Blue Belle, Hard Candy, Blossom and Sacrifice. Vachss has also written comic books and graphic novels. (Bowker Author Biography) Andrew Vachss was born on October 19, 1942 in New York, New York. He graduated magna cum laude from the New England School of Law in 1975 and received a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 1965. Some of Vachss' extensive experience include positions as an Attorney and Consultant, Adjunct Professor at the College of New Resources, New York, NY, Director of the Juvenile Justice Planning Project, New York, NY, Project Director of the Dept. of Youth Services, Boston, MA, and Unit Supervisor for the Dept. of Social Services, New York, NY. He is a member of the American Society of Criminology, National Association of Counsel for Children, American Professional Society of the Abuse of Children, and PEN American Center. Vachss' first novel, "Flood" (1985), began his series of detective stories that feature the unlicensed private detective known as Burke. Burke narrates the novels "Flood," "Strega," "Blue Belle," "Hard Candy," "Blossom," and "Sacrifice." His subject matter uses child-related sex crimes, which is something Vachss spent his entire career observing. His literary awards include the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere for "Strega" in 1988, The Falcon Award for "Strega" in 1988, and Deutschen Krimi Preis, Die Jury des Bochumer Krimi Archivs for "Flood" in 1989. Vachss has also written collected short stories: "Born Bad" (1994), and "Everybody Pays" (1999). He is also a contributing editor for Parade Magazine. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av Andrew Vachss

Flood (1985) — Författare — 773 exemplar
Strega (1987) — Författare — 605 exemplar
Blue Belle (1988) — Författare — 531 exemplar
Hard candy (1989) — Författare — 475 exemplar
Blossom : [roman] (1990) — Författare — 450 exemplar
Offer (1991) — Författare — 445 exemplar
Down in the Zero (1994) — Författare — 406 exemplar
Shella (1993) — Författare — 381 exemplar
False Allegations (1996) — Författare — 346 exemplar
Dead and Gone (2000) — Författare — 332 exemplar
Safe House (1998) — Författare — 330 exemplar
Batman: The Ultimate Evil (1995) — Författare — 323 exemplar
Footsteps of the Hawk (1995) — Författare — 315 exemplar
Choice of Evil (1999) — Författare — 315 exemplar
Two Trains Running (2005) — Författare — 299 exemplar
Pain Management (2001) — Författare — 299 exemplar
Down Here (2004) — Författare — 285 exemplar
Mask Market (2006) — Författare — 280 exemplar
Only Child (2002) — Författare — 253 exemplar
Born Bad (1994) — Författare — 227 exemplar
Terminal (2007) — Författare — 220 exemplar
Another Life (2008) — Författare — 214 exemplar
The Getaway Man (2003) — Författare — 181 exemplar
Everybody Pays: Stories (1999) — Författare — 181 exemplar
The Weight (2010) — Författare — 154 exemplar
Haiku (2009) — Författare — 136 exemplar
Aftershock (2013) — Författare — 106 exemplar
Another Chance to Get It Right (1993) — Författare — 102 exemplar
A Bomb Built in Hell (1972) — Författare — 82 exemplar
Hard Looks: Adapted Stories (1996) — Författare — 76 exemplar
Blackjack (2012) — Författare — 73 exemplar
That's How I Roll (2012) — Författare — 71 exemplar
Heart Transplant (2010) — Författare — 54 exemplar
Shockwave: An Aftershock Novel (2014) — Författare — 44 exemplar
Mortal Lock (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original) (2013) — Författare — 30 exemplar
SignWave: An Aftershock Novel (2015) — Författare — 29 exemplar
The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine (2012) — Författare — 25 exemplar
Predator: Race War (1995) 25 exemplar
Drawing Dead: A Cross Novel (Cross Series) (2016) — Författare — 16 exemplar
Vachss: Underground (2014) — Författare — 13 exemplar
Carbon (2019) 12 exemplar
Hard Looks: Volume One (1992) — Författare — 10 exemplar
Blood Line (2022) 6 exemplar
Predator: Race War #1 (1993) 5 exemplar
Proving It (2001) 5 exemplar
Tunnel of Love (1998) 4 exemplar
Harder Looks (2012) 4 exemplar
As the Crow Flies 3 exemplar
Pummi (1997) 3 exemplar
Predator: Race War #3 (1993) 3 exemplar
Placebo 3 exemplar
Cross # 5 2 exemplar
Cross # 4 2 exemplar
Cross # 3 2 exemplar
Cross # 2 2 exemplar
Cross # 1 2 exemplar
Predator: Race War #4 (1993) 2 exemplar
The Questioner (2018) 2 exemplar
A Flash Of White 2 exemplar
Predator: Race War #0 (1993) 2 exemplar
Born Bad {story} 2 exemplar
Predator: Race War #2 (1993) 2 exemplar
It's a Hard World 2 exemplar
HEART TRANSPLANT LTD ED HC (2010) 1 exemplar
Tag 1 exemplar
Postwar Boom 1 exemplar
Dress-Up Day 1 exemplar
Homeless 1 exemplar
Cross # 6 1 exemplar
Flood [and] Strega (1994) 1 exemplar
Reaching Back 1 exemplar
Cross 1 exemplar
Cross # 0 1 exemplar
Mission 1 exemplar
Going Home 1 exemplar
Candy (1995) 1 exemplar
Last Date 1 exemplar
Lynch Law 1 exemplar
Mad Dog 1 exemplar
Hard Looks #3 1 exemplar
Hard Looks #2 1 exemplar
Step on a Crack 1 exemplar
Hard Looks #7 1 exemplar
Hard Looks: Number Two (1892) — Författare — 1 exemplar
Bum's Rush 1 exemplar
Pansy Imprisoned 1 exemplar
Devil on the Line 1 exemplar
True Colors 1 exemplar
The Real Thing 1 exemplar
Sure Thing 1 exemplar
Stuntman 1 exemplar
Anytime I Want 1 exemplar
Alibi 1 exemplar
Two-Way Radio 1 exemplar
Pigeon Drop 1 exemplar
Harvest Time 1 exemplar
The Concrete Puppy 1 exemplar
Searcher 1 exemplar
Hit Man 1 exemplar
Good for the Soul 1 exemplar
Perp Walk 1 exemplar
The Real World 1 exemplar
Piecework 1 exemplar
Escort Service 1 exemplar
Cough 1 exemplar
Dope Fiend 1 exemplar
Fireman 1 exemplar
Stepping Stone 1 exemplar
Word Play 1 exemplar
Goin' Down Slow 1 exemplar
Time Share 1 exemplar
Big Sister 1 exemplar
Summer Girl 1 exemplar
Just The Ticket 1 exemplar
Gamblers 1 exemplar
Charmed Life 1 exemplar
Safe Sex 1 exemplar
Cain 1 exemplar
Crime Partner 1 exemplar
Curtains 1 exemplar
Joyride 1 exemplar
Working Roots 1 exemplar
Witch Hunt 1 exemplar
White Alligator 1 exemplar
Warrior 1 exemplar
Into the Light 1 exemplar
Bad Babies 1 exemplar
Treatment 1 exemplar
The Unwritten Law 1 exemplar
The Promise 1 exemplar
Stone Magic 1 exemplar
Rules of the Road 1 exemplar
Plan B 1 exemplar
Man To Man 1 exemplar
Hostage 1 exemplar
Bandit 1 exemplar
Family Resemblance 1 exemplar
Exit 1 exemplar
Dumping Ground 1 exemplar
Drive-By 1 exemplar
Dialogue 1 exemplar
Dead Game 1 exemplar
Date Rape 1 exemplar
Slow Motion 1 exemplar
Head Case 1 exemplar
Value Received 1 exemplar
Crossfire 1 exemplar
Cripple 1 exemplar
Kidnap 1 exemplar

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Dark at Heart (1992) — Bidragsgivare — 31 exemplar
Gauntlet, Issue 2, 1991 [Stephen King Special] (1991) — Bidragsgivare — 30 exemplar
Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre (1990) — Bidragsgivare — 25 exemplar
Crème de la Crime (2000) — Bidragsgivare — 23 exemplar
New Crimes 1 (1989) — Bidragsgivare — 20 exemplar
The Mammoth Book of Legal Thrillers (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 19 exemplar
Cold Blood (Anthology) (1991) 12 exemplar
Batman: The Ultimate Evil (Graphic Novel, Part 2) (1995) — Original Story — 10 exemplar
Batman: The Ultimate Evil (Graphic Novel, Parts 1-2) (1995) — Original Story — 7 exemplar
Batman: The Ultimate Evil (Graphic Novel, Part 1) (1995) — Original Story — 5 exemplar
Protectors 2: Heroes (2015) — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar
Ten Tales (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

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Good short story about how Leonard beats the arson rap
 
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cspiwak | 2 andra recensioner | Mar 6, 2024 |
Excellent entry in the Burke series.
 
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MugsyNoir | 4 andra recensioner | Jul 19, 2023 |
Not very well-written. The plot is choppy and not very compelling. It does, however, have a surprising twist at the end.

Gave to free library.
 
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dresdon | 5 andra recensioner | Apr 15, 2023 |
Overall another good story, I just wish they'd get to finish more sentences.
 
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175
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Medlemmar
9,807
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3.8
Recensioner
143
ISBN
498
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14
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