Vachss book list fictiondb is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. Readalikes for andrew vachss if you like andrew vachss. His many books include the burke series, the aftershock trilogy, the cross series, numerous standalone novels, and three collections of short stories. Burkes new employer is kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking false allegations of child sexual abuse. The second book in the burke series stregawon a number of international crime fiction awards. The political organization protect was founded by him and he serves as a national advisory board member in this organization. Andrew vachss believes there are two versions of the truth in america. Haiku is a book that you can read and enjoy on many levels, much like a haiku. Andrew vachss vachss, andrew used books, rare books and new books. His novels have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in parade, antaeus, esquire, playboy, and the new york times, among other publications. As a novelist, he is perhaps best known for his burke series of mysteries. I always figured id read another in the series, but it kind of fell off the radar for a while until recently.
Below is a list of andrew vachss books in order of when they were originally published. He would not write another standalone novel for 20 years, instead focusing on the burke character among other projects. Andrew vachsss implacable private eye has a new client, strega. Andrew vachss has 100 books on goodreads with 62447 ratings. Andrew vachss 1942 is an american crime fiction author and lawyer. Andrew henry vachss was born in new york october 19, 1942. Andrew vachss latest books are mortal lock vintage, may 20, signwave pantheon, june 2015, and carbon haverhill house, 2019.
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. Though andrew vachsss burke books are written in the 1990s and later, they keep alive a sleazy new york image that hearkens back to a darker but more interesting era. Andrew vachss has been a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a socialservices caseworker, a labor organizer, and has directed a maximumsecurity prison for. 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. If you are comfortable with the mainstream version of postworld war ii american history, which would have us believe that such tragic events as the murder of emmett till and the assassination of john f. Born in america on october 19, 1942, andrew henry vachss is an author of the crime fiction genre. Author alerts you have subscribed to alerts for andrew vachss. Andrew vachss, an attorney in private practice specializing in juvenile justice and child abuse, is the countrys best recognized and most widely sought. He is also a founder and national advisory board member of protect. Author interview andrew vachss, author of two trains.
The creator of burke, allpurpose noir stylist vachss mortal lock, 20, etc. His many books include the burke series and two previous collections of short stories. Written works by crimefiction novelist, child protection consultant, and childrens attorney andrew vachss. 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. Andrew vachss books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Andrew vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. The series is written from burkes perspective in the first person the first book, flood, was published in 1985. 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. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Andrew vachss audio books, best sellers, author bio. If you like, you can change the digest interval below. Jackson is a soldier of fortune who got his training with the french foreign legion.
He is an attorney and consultant of child protection and represents youths and children. A couple years ago, i read flood, the first book in andrew vachsss series of burke novels. His many novels include the burke series and two collections of short stories. Batman the ultimate evil by andrew vachss 1995 hardcover book. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in parade, antaeus, esquire, playboy, the new york times, and many other. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. It is no surprise that its author is andrew vachss. Best selling author andrew vachss teams with awardwining artist geof darrow to revive the spirit and format of the pulp novels of the 30s and 40s. Not long after burke entered the world, he was abandoned by his teenage mother. He has written three popular series the cross series, the aftershock trilogy, and the burke series. Andrew vachss has reinvented detective fiction for an age in which guilty secrets are obsolete and murder isnt even worth a news headline. The only way i would have been surprised is if the book hadnt been any of the aforementioned. He is also a bestselling novelist and short story writer, whose works include flood 1985, the novel which first introduced vachss series. Andrew vachss has 100 books on goodreads with 62417 ratings.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of andrew vachss books online. Get the best deals on andrew vachss hardcover books when you shop the largest online selection at. Author of born bad, the getaway man, batman, the weight, another chance to get it right, bajos fondos, only child, mask market a burke novel. Flood by vachss, andrew and a great selection of related books. The shaolin cowboy adventure magazine is the first new heropulp to be printed in decades and combines. Author andrew vachsss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. But in andrew vachsss mercilessly suspenseful new novel, burke. It is a place that burke can visit only at the risk of his sanity and his life. He is also a bestselling novelist and short story writer, whose works include flood 1985, the novel which first introduced vachss series character burke, strega.
Andrew henry vachss is an american crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. Certainly, the city remains a pit in sacrifice, the sixth burke book. He is best known for his hardboiled burke series, which he began in 1985. With strega, the second book in the series, i am back to burke and this time i think ill stick with. Andrew vachss is the author of over 30 novels and three collections of short stories, as well as poetry, plays, song lyrics, and graphic novels. Order of burke books burke is the central character in a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by american novelist andrew vachss. Official website of crimefiction novelist, child protection consultant, and childrens attorney andrew vachss. The burke series is an 18book fiction series written by andrew vachss, centered on a man named burke and his battle against child abusersmolesters. You will receive an email alert if one or more of the authors youre following has a new release. And in the person of his haunted, hellridden private eye burke, vachss has given us a new kind of hero. Vachss 5 editions first published in 1994 download daisy. 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. Andrew henry vachss born october 19, 1942 is an american crime fiction author, child.
An aftershock novel by vachss, andrew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hes also the author of more than two dozen novels including the burke series, a long list of nonfiction pieces, and another chance to get it right. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Andrew vachss is an attorney exclusively representing children and youth, and a consultant on child protection issues. 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. From the author of the acclaimed burke series comes a sharply affecting new novel about a group of outcasts. 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.
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