Andrew Vachss's writing has been described as "red-hot and serious as a punctured lung" (Playboy), "hypnotically violent ... made up of equal parts broken concrete block and razor wire" (Chicago Sun-Times), and "short and choppy, like the ticking of a time bomb" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer).

In this audiobook, Burt Reynolds brings to life 27 of Vachss's trademark life-at-ground-zero stories. In "Dope Fiend," a woman suffering from both terminal cancer and a drug-withholding doctor finds the hard answer to each. "Dead Game" illustrates the horrible consequences of misplaced loyalty. And an ex-con finds that, sometimes in life, payback is a beautiful thing, in the story "Proving It." After you hear these 27 stories--and the bonus track of David Joe Wirth reprising his stage performance of "Placebo"--you'll understand why The Washington Post declared Vachss "Lord of the Asphalt Jungle."

Andrew Vachss is the author of the Burke series of novels, the 13th of which, Pain Management, will be released Fall 2001 by Alfred A. Knopf. Vachss has been a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a social services caseworker, and a labor organizer, and has directed a maximum-security prison for violent youth. Now a lawyer in private practice, he represents children and youths exclusively. He lives and works both in New York City and the Pacific Northwest. More information about Andrew Vachss and his work is available at www.vachss.com.