The hardest of the hard-boiled private eyes is back... [Only Child is] full of surprises. -New York Post Vachss prose is never less than hypnotic.... He's a master at shedding light on grime and human and urban decay. . -Wilmington News Journal Only Child is reliable Vachss, another page-ripping underground procedural with harsh relevance and prose that qualifies the real-life children's lawyer for his own adjective. (Vachssatious?). -The Seattle Times The plot is perfect, the investigation is compelling, and the payoff is bittersweet but satisfying. -The Jacksonville Sun Vachss' style is personal, laconic, shaded and of course, creepy. If you like hard-boiled punk narrative, this is the read for you. -Los Angeles Times Book Review