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Footsteps of the Hawk

Andrew Vachss

A pulse-quickening new crime novel featuring Burke--scam artist, private investigator, sometime killer--whose sole passion is defending children who fall victim to New York City's darker appetites, Footsteps of the Hawk finds Burke the pawn in a conspiracy involving two rogue cops and a grisly string of sex crimes. Reading tour.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: Oct 29th, 1996
  • Pages: 256
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.98in - 5.22in - 0.58in - 0.46lb
  • EAN: 9780679766636
  • Categories: Mystery & Detective - Hard-BoiledLiterary

About the Author

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.

Praise for this book

"Vachss is a contemporary master."- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Vachss writes hypnotically violent prose made up of equal parts of broken concrete blocks and razor wire."-Chicago-Sun Times

"Vachss waves a powerful light across a city landscape that few writers go near and none portray so convincingly."- Los Angeles Times