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Vachss's fourth street-smart novel featuring an unlicensed, ex-con private eye known as Burke has the shamus trying to rescue an old flame's daughter from a cult in Brooklyn, while coping with the rumor that he has become a gun for hire. "Burke's turf--the sleazy underbelly of New York--springs to life in cinematic scenes," wrote PW.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une �dition qui n'est plus publi�e ou qui est non diponible.

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Now a paid assassin, Burke is on a collision course with a man named Train, who runs a "safehouse" for kids. But when Burke learns that his suspicions about Train are right (the safehouse keeps kids in harm's way), he becomes his own gun-for-hire. This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 the first one I read, D�c 3 2003

Par	Raegan Butcher (RainCity, OR) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hard Candy (Paperback)

In the summer of 1991 I picked up this book and before I'd read 10 pages I knew I'd really discovered something. Andrew Vachss is not only a great writer but he has probably done more than anyone in America to raise the consciousness of the public about the prevalence of child abuse and the ways in which to combat it.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Realism with a Message, Ao� 9 2003

Par	Tim Smith (Fresno, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Hard Candy (Paperback)

If you want to spend an evening in the sleaze of New York City, pick up an Andrew Vachss and he'll give you quite a ride.

Give yourself the opportunity to be mesmerized with street tough dialogue and staccato-like description by sticking with the story until you get used to his writing style. You will also need to know the cast of characters, especially the women in protagonist Burke's past, in order to get the most out of each story. However, even if you haven't read the books in order, you can still piece together the relationships and the storyline.

All your senses will be put to use. Sights, sounds, and smells of the city will envelop you from the slobbering Pansy under a musty blanket in the back of the tank-like Plymouth transporting a rat to his death, to the consultation with Lily, the social worker who examines the physical damage done to abused Elvira.

Hopefully you get the idea. Vachss isn't for everyone but for those who like realism with a message, there are none better!

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Hard Candy Is Hard-Boiled!, Nov. 7 2001

Par	Mark A. Schreiber "scribe23" (Birmingham, AL USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hard Candy (Paperback)

This is the fourth in the Burke series. I have been reading the series in order and so far, this is my favorite, along with "Strega." I do recommend reading the series in order, and I particularly suggest you don't start with "Hard Candy" as prior understanding of the characters is essential.

As a great fan of noir, I am devouring the Burke series. These books are so grim, so gritty. But in "Hard Candy" Burke is depressed and withdrawn from the events of the last book, so there is a whole new level of despair. As if Burke weren't already a hard case!

If you like Ellroy, if you enjoy minimalist prose that hits hard, if you like a hard-boiled noir that's ultra-bleak and smoky, Andrew Vachss is for you. And while you'll enjoy all of the first four books of the Burke series, you'll derive a special dark pleasure from sucking on "Hard Candy."

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4.0�toiles sur 5 All I can say is wow.
A childhood sweetheart turned high priced call girl hires Burke to get her daughter out of the clutches of Train, a man who claims to be helping the lost and abused get off the... Read more

Publi� le Oct. 11 2001 par Chadwick H. Saxelid

5.0�toiles sur 5 Vachss at his darkest
The most compelling character in the Burke "detective" series, the assassain Wesley, is the star of "Hard Candy," one of the best books in the Burke series... Read more

Publi� le Mai 16 2000 par Brian D. Rubendall

5.0�toiles sur 5 A walk on the dark side that leaves you haunted/horrified
If the world is fast going to hell in a hand basket then the Burke novels gives you a microscopic view of the scummy bottom of that basket. Read more

Publi� le Avril 30 2000 par Chadwick H. Saxelid

5.0�toiles sur 5 One of the best in the series . . .
Andrew Vachss has done it again. Picking up where "Blue Bell" left off, Burke is now a depressed recluse due to loss of his love. Read more

Publi� le D�c 3 1998