{"product_id":"blue-belle-9780679761686","title":"Blue Belle","description":"\u003cp\u003e Burke is one of the most cold-blooded yet strangely honorable heroes in the history of crime fiction, an outlaw who makes his living by preying on the most vicious of New York City's bottom-feeders, those who thrive on the suffering of children.\u003cbr\u003e In Andrew Vachss's tautly engrossing novel Burke is given a purse full of dirty money to find the infamous Ghost Van that is cutting a lethal swath among the teenage prostitutes in the 'hood. He also gets help in the form of a stripper named Belle, whose moves on the runway are outclassed only by what she can do in a getaway car. But not even Burke is prepared for the evil that is behind the Ghost Van or for the sheer menace of its guardian, a cadaverous karate expert who enjoys killing so much that he has named himself after death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Vachss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.24w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679761686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Vachss, an attorney in private practice specializing in juvenile justice and child abuse, is the country's best recognized and most widely sought after spokesperson on crimes against children. He is also a bestselling novelist and short story writer, whose works include \u003cb\u003eFlood\u003c\/b\u003e (1985), the novel which first introduced Vachss' series character Burke, \u003cb\u003eStrega\u003c\/b\u003e (1987), \u003cb\u003eChoice of Evil\u003c\/b\u003e (1999), and \u003cb\u003eDead and Gone\u003c\/b\u003e (2000). His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eABA Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychohistory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew England Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVachss has worked as a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a caseworker in New York, and a professional organizer. He was the director of an urban migrants re-entry center in Chicago and another for ex-cons in Boston. After managing a maximum-security prison for violent juvenile offenders, he published his first book, a textbook, about the experience. He was also deeply involved in the relief effort in Biafra, now Nigeria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor ten years, Vachss' law practice combined criminal defense with child protection, until, with the success of his novels, it segued exclusively into the latter, which is his passion. Vachss calls the child protective movement \"a war,\" and considers his writing as powerful a weapon as his litigation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40265552167027,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1ec7c175-e7b0-42ab-bcf1-7d309ce2a574.jpg?v=1657720692","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/blue-belle-9780679761686","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}