Books
Kids
Popular
Authors & Events
Recommendations
Audio
Look Inside
Jan 30, 1996 | ISBN 9780679764106 Buy
Sep 25, 2001 | ISBN 9780375719066 Buy
Buy from Other Retailers:
Jan 30, 1996 | ISBN 9780679764106
Sep 25, 2001 | ISBN 9780375719066
What—or who—could turn a gifted little boy into a murderous thing that calls itself “Satan’s Child”? In search of an answer, a man named Burke travels from a festering welfare hotel to a neat frame house where a voodoo priestess presides over a congregation of assassins. For this vigilante and unlicensed private eye has made it his business to defend the small victims whom the law has failed—even a child who has been made into a killer.Gripping and chillingly knowledgeable about the mechanisms of evil, Sacrifice is a thriller of savage authority from one of the best crime writers of our generation.
Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. His many books include the Burke series, the Aftershock trilogy, the Cross series, numerous stand-alone novels, and three collections of short stories. His novels have been translated into 20 languages, and his… More about Andrew Vachss
“Powerful… mesmerizing in its intensity.”- Los Angeles Times“Vaschss’s writing is as gritty as ever… It’s doubtful there’s another fictional private eye who can summon up in the reader as powerful—and powerfully conflicting—emotions as Burke can.”-Newsday“Vachss is a contemporary master… Decidedly hard-boiled, his prose is as lean, tough-edged and brittle as the man who is his protagonist.”- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A harrowing tale in which outcasts are the moral heroes and the people who belong to civilization are corrupt… An absolute original… Andrew Vachss has become a cult favorite, and for good reason.”- Cosmopolitan
Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network
Stay in Touch
By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Start earning points for buying books! Just for joining you’ll get personalized recommendations on your dashboard daily and features only for members.
