"In the first rank of American crime writers. . . . Next to Vachss, Chandler, Cain and Hammett look like choirboys."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Burke--ex-con, mercenary, sometime killer--makes his living preying on New York's most vicious predators and avenging their innocent victims. But in Andrew Vachss's mercilessly suspenseful new novel, Burke finds himself working the other side of the street, where guilt and innocence are as disposable as the sheets in a Times Square hotel--and as dirty.
Burke's new employer is Kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking "false allegations of child sexual abuse. Kite has a case that may be the real thing, but needs Burke to tell him if it is. And if mere money can't persuade Burke to cooperate, Kite has plenty of other incentives at his disposal--including a fanatical bodyguard with a taste for corsets and brass knuckles. A tour guide to hell written in icy prose, False Allegations is Vachss at his most unnerving.
"Burke is the toughest talking first-person narrator since Mike Hammer."
--Los Angeles Times
"Vachss . . . writes hypnotically violent prose."
--Chicago Sun-Times
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Burke--ex-con, mercenary, sometime killer--makes his living preying on New York's most vicious predators and avenging their innocent victims. But in Andrew Vachss's mercilessly suspenseful new novel, Burke finds himself working the other side of the street, where guilt and innocence are as disposable as the sheets in a Times Square hotel--and as dirty.
Burke's new employer is Kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking "false allegations of child sexual abuse. Kite has a case that may be the real thing, but needs Burke to tell him if it is. And if mere money can't persuade Burke to cooperate, Kite has plenty of other incentives at his disposal--including a fanatical bodyguard with a taste for corsets and brass knuckles. A tour guide to hell written in icy prose, False Allegations is Vachss at his most unnerving.
"Burke is the toughest talking first-person narrator since Mike Hammer."
--Los Angeles Times
"Vachss . . . writes hypnotically violent prose."
--Chicago Sun-Times
Used availability for Andrew Vachss's False Allegations
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Hardback Editions
October 1998 : Hardback
| Title: False Allegations Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 0-517-26917-1 / 978-0-517-26917-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Value Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1996 : Hardback
| Title: False Allegations: A Burke Novel Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 0-679-45109-9 / 978-0-679-45109-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 1997 : Paperback
| Title: False Allegations: A Burke Novel Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 0-679-77293-6 / 978-0-679-77293-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1997 : Paperback
| Title: False Allegations Open Market Author(s): ISBN: 0-375-70176-1 / 978-0-375-70176-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Books USA Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1996 : Paperback
| Title: False Allegations Author(s): Andrew VACHSS Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: False Allegations (Burke) Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 1-4418-2139-2 / 978-1-4418-2139-3 Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
August 2010 : Audio CD
| Title: False Allegations (Burke) Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 1-4418-2140-6 / 978-1-4418-2140-9 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2010 : MP3 CD
| Title: False Allegations (Burke) Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 1-4418-2141-4 / 978-1-4418-2141-6 Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2010 : MP3 CD
| Title: False Allegations (Burke) Author(s): Andrew Vachss ISBN: 1-4418-2142-2 / 978-1-4418-2142-3 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
September 2001 : Kindle edition
| Title: False Allegations Author(s): Andrew Vachss Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon More details... |
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