Blackjack

A Cross Novel

Andrew Vachss

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Random House USA Inc
10 July 2012

Espionage & spy thriller

Series: Cross Series

Andrew Vachss's Cross and his strange but multi-talented crew together form one of the most ruthless and efficient hired guns the world has known. In this first appearance in a novel, they take on an elusive serial killer who no one has ever seen.

TO- UNIT 3 Chicago FROM- DIRECTOR IMPORTANCE- Critical

SUBJECT-Specimen Retrieval

TARGET- Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed viasignature killsworldwide. Identifiable onlyby skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cardsfound at murder sites.

OBJECTIVE- Locate and capture any member of such teams. MUST be taken alive for study and observation.

AUTHORIZATION APPROVED FOR USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR-Individual ID'ed only as ""Cross"" and his team.

A pure mercenary outfit,well known throughoutcriminal underworld--no inside informants available.

Ruthless, undeterred by risk, rumored never to fail, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES to be trusted.

No known political or social objective, buthas proventreacherous when retained by government in the past.

UPDATE- Cross and his team claim to haveidentified a patternto the signature-kills, andbelieve theycan predict a forthcoming strike.

Theyare prepared to personally confront-and-capture,but financial arrangementalone not sufficient. What you describe as a""Get Out of Jail Free"" card is hereby APPROVED.

By: Andrew Vachss
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 206g
ISBN: 9780307949578
ISBN 10: 0307949575
Series: Cross Series
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 10 July 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Vachss's many books include the Burke novels and two previous collections of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. He died in 2021.

Reviews for Blackjack: A Cross Novel

[A] heady mix of spy thriller, crime novel, and horror. . . . Vachss approaches it as he does all his work, imbuing it with a strong moral core. Without that moral core, Blackjack would simply be a better-than-usual take on the thriller genre; with it, the belief in and search for justice and loyalty that permeate the story echo in the hearts of its readers so that they see the world in a new light. --The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Vachss has always been able to pit his protagonists against the darkness of the human heart to great effect. --Booklist