Hard Candy: Signed

Vachss, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0451166906 / ISBN 13: 9780451166906

Edité par Signet, U.S.A., 1990

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A Very Good Copy - Soft Cover - Signed - By The Author On The Title Page. 2Nd Printing. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Small Bit Of Shelf Wear. Page Fore Edges Have A Small Bit Of Reading Wear. No Stamps To Interior. Not Remaindered.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Hard Candy: Signed
• Éditeur: Signet, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0451166906
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780451166906
• Reliure: Mass Market Paperback
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Type de livre: Book

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Synopsis

P.I. Burke is advertised unwillingly as a gun-for-hire and gets pressured by the police and the Mafia when he decides to rescue a young girl from the dangers of a "safe house" for teenagers

Biographie de l'auteur

Andrew 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 Flood (1985), the novel which first introduced Vachss’ series character Burke, Strega (1987), Choice of Evil (1999), and Dead and Gone (2000). His short stories have appeared in Esquire, Playboy, and The Observer, and he is a contributor to ABA Journal, Journal of Psychohistory, New England Law Review, The New York Times, and Parade.

Vachss 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.

For 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.