Vachss has had a new Burke novel out for 3 weeks & nobody told me?!

[Bossy Monkey]

There will be trouble.
http://www.vachss.com/mask_market/index.html
Yeah, I know, nobody knows what I'm talking about. Do yourself a favor. Go find out.

[seemunkee]

1. Thanks for the heads up.

Does it deal with child exploitation?

[Bossy Monkey]

2. Follow the link and you'll know all I know

but they all do to a greater or lesser degree. From the blurb, this looks like a greater degree one.

[Bossy Monkey]

6. Now I've read it. I'm not saying you shouldn't, but

it was something less than electrifying. Literally, it goes almost 200 pages with nothing happening. Starts with a bang, ends with a bang, with a whole lot of words in between. I read it in two three-hour jags at the library. Maybe I'm desensitized, but it seems like he was pulling his punches a little bit. Yes it deals with child exploitation. Eventually. Sort of. There are a lot of plot strands that aren't fully explained; that's one. Still good, and still with a lot of heart but a little odd and not fully fleshed out. Probably needed one more edit before shipping out. Oh well.

[bigwillq]

3. Those are my favorite books!

:bounce: Although I haven't read any in awhile.

:hi: :bounce:

[Bossy Monkey]

7. See #6 n/t

[radwriter0555]

4. I was reading his stuff 20 years ago, and loved it.. but then it started

to always be the same story.

[Bossy Monkey]

5. ... and latterly it's become more like Burke vs the World Crime League

but nobody commands narrative voice like Vachss.

[Rob H.]

8. If you like Vachss' work, you might like

Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series. Obviously Reacher isn't Burke (Reacher is an ex-Army investigator), but I'm a big fan of Vachss and I like 'em both. As always, YMMV. :)