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So hard-boiled that it makes Mike Hammer and Sam Spade look like running yolks. -- Chicago Sun-Times An absolute stunner, the toughest crime novel, and one of the most realistic, any American writer has produced. -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer It's wonderful. The words leap off the page. The plot is fresh. The principal character is original. The style is as clean as a haiku. -- The Washington Post Book World A bizarre, fast-paced tour of the criminal psyche.... Has a grim authenticity. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

So hard-boiled that it makes Mike Hammer and Sam Spade look like running yolks. --Chicago Sun-Times An absolute stunner, the toughest crime novel, and one of the most realistic, any American writer has produced. --The Cleveland Plain Dealer It's wonderful. The words leap off the page. The plot is fresh. The principal character is original. The style is as clean as a haiku. --The Washington Post Book World A bizarre, fast-paced tour of the criminal psyche.... Has a grim authenticity. --The Philadelphia Inquirer

So hard-boiled that it makes Mike Hammer and Sam Spade look like running yolks. -- Chicago Sun-Times <br> An absolute stunner, the toughest crime novel, and one of the most realistic, any American writer has produced. -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer <br> It's wonderful. The words leap off the page. The plot is fresh. The principal character is original. The style is as clean as a haiku. -- The Washington Post Book World <br> A bizarre, fast-paced tour of the criminal psyche.... Has a grim authenticity. -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

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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.

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