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.
<p> Vachss is in the first rank of American crime writers. - Cleveland Plain Dealer<br><br> Deliciously scummy... His bad guys are memorably heinous. - Washington Post Book World<br><br> [Vachss's] short sharp sentences crackle with energy; his plots are satisfyingly elaborate; the narratives are beautifully paced, and the characters... are always pungently individual. - Chicago-Sun Times<br><br> The characters and events are as sharply defined as if they were etched in steel. The prose is short and choppy, like the ticking of a time bomb. - Seattle Post-Intelligencer