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Hard Candy

Burke, Book 4

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Hard Candy

By: Andrew Vachss
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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In this mercilessly compelling thriller, Burke - the private eye, sting artist, and occasional hit man who metes out a cruelly ingenious vengeance on those who victimize children - is up against a soft-spoken messiah who may be rescuing runaways or recruiting them for his own hideous purposes. But in doing so, Burke becomes a target for an entire Mafia family, a whore with a heart of cyanide, and a contract killer as implacable as a heart-seeking missile. Written with Vachss' signature narrative overdrive - and with his unnerving familiarity with the sub-basement of American crime - Hard Candy is vintage Burke.

Listen to all of our Burke titles.©1990 Andrew Vachss (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Hard-Boiled Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"There’s no way to put a [Vachss book] down once you’ve begun.... The plot hooks are engaging and the one-liners pierce like bullets.” (Detroit Free Press)
"Burke fills a void.... With his soiled white hat, this Lone Ranger...asks difficult questions while shining light into the darkest recesses.” (Chicago Tribune)

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I received this book back in 1991 in a care package while deployed in the military. Vachss writing style hooked me from the first few paragraphs, and I reread the book a second time immediately when finished.

Fast forward to now, and listening brought old memories and new feelings for Hard Candy. Phil Gigante does a superb job reading. He is right on voice acting wise, in my opinion with each character. Amazing work on a great book.

As a side note, not for the squeamish at heart.

Still great to listen to again...

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Nice tight story. Details of the man that has been foreshadowed repeatedly, Wesley. Good character development.

Excellent narration.

Wesley

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Always like a Burke book. Never listened to audio until this road trip. It was done well

Burke

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Great book but very very hardcore.
murder, pedophilia, white slavery, not for family or even the easily grossed out. However, it will keep you awake on a long ride!!

Hardcore

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