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Andrew Vachss


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Andrew Vachss was the author of numerous novels, including the Burke series, collections of short stories, and a wide variety of other material including song lyrics, graphic novels, essays, and a "children's book for adults." His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, The New York Times, and many other forums. 

His books have been awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Policiére, the Falcon Award, Deutschen Krimi Preis, Die Jury des Bochumer Krimi Archivs and the Raymond Chandler Award (per Giurìa a Noir in Festival, Courmayeur, Italy).

 


Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction
 
Series
Burke
   1. Flood (1985)
   2. Strega (1987)
   3. Blue Belle (1988)
   4. Hard Candy (1989)
   5. Blossom (1990)
   6. Sacrifice (1991)
   7. Down in the Zero (1994)
   8. Footsteps of the Hawk (1995)
   9. False Allegations (1996)
   10. Safe House (1998)
   11. Choice of Evil (1999)
   12. Dead and Gone (2000)
   13. Pain Management (2001)
   14. Only Child (2002)
   15. Down Here (2004)
   16. Mask Market (2006)
   17. Terminal (2007)
   18. Another Life (2008)
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Cross
   1. Blackjack (2012)
   2. Urban Renewal (2014)
   3. Drawing Dead (2016)
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Aftershock
   1. Aftershock (2013)
   2. Shockwave (2014)
   3. Signwave (2015)
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Novels
   Shella (1993)
   The Getaway Man (2003)
   Two Trains Running (2005)
   Haiku (2009)
   Heart Transplant (2010) (with Frank Caruso)
   The Weight (2010)
   That's How I Roll (2012)
   Carbon (2019)
   Blood Line (2022)
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Collections
   Born Bad (1986)
   Another Chance to Get It Right (1993)
   Everybody Pays (1999)
   Proving It (2001)
   Hard Looks (2003)
   Harder Looks (2012)
   Mortal Lock (2013)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   A Bomb Built in Hell (2010)
   The Questioner (2018)
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Series contributed to
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Predator
   Race War (1995) (with Randy Stradley)
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Graphic Novels show
 
Books containing stories by Andrew Vachss
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Protectors 2: Heroes (2015)
Stories to Benefit PROTECT
(Protectors , book 2)
edited by
Thomas Pluck
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Shadows and Light (2014)
To Benefit Women's Aid
edited by
Andrew Scorah
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Protectors (2012)
Stories to Benefit PROTECT
(Protectors , book 1)
edited by
Thomas Pluck

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Awards
1989 Falcon Award : Strega

Award nominations
1994 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (nominee) : Born Bad
1986 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel (nominee) : Flood
1986 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Flood


Andrew Vachss recommends
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The Wolfman (2008)
Nicholas Pekearo
"A brilliant, insightful, overpowering debut."
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Fault Lines (1998)
(Dr Michael Stone, book 2)
Anna Salter
"Dr. Michael Stone is sure to take her place beside the major characters in crime fiction."

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