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Flood

A Novel (Burke, Book 1)

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Flood

By: Andrew Vachss
Narrated by: Christopher Lane
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Burke's newest client is a woman named Flood, who has the face of an angel, the body of a high-priced stripper, and the skills of a professional executioner. She wants Burke to find a monster for her - so she can kill him with her bare hands.

In this thriller, Andrew Vachss's renegade private eye teams up with a lethally gifted avenger to follow a child's murderer through the catacombs of New York, where every alley is blind and the penthouses are as dangerous as the basements.
Fearfully knowing, crackling with narrative tension, and written in prose as forceful as a hollow-point slug, Flood is Burke at his deadliest - and Vachss at the peak of his form.

More mayhem? Listen to another Burke thriller.©2009 Andrew Vachss (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Hard-Boiled Crime Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Suspense Crime Thriller Mystery Fiction Action & Adventure Scary

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Think "Sin City." (If you have not yet seen the remarkable 2005 movie, "Sin City," see if you can rent it or borrow it. If you like "Sin City," you will like "Flood.") Imagine Clive Owen playing Burke. Somebody (Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez) should film this book. Talk about New York's 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮! "Flood" combines the hard-boiled detective fiction of the '40s and '50s (think Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler on steroids) -- including all the smoking (OMG, Burke, will you quit smoking before you kill yourself?) with "Sin City"'s over-the-top noir -- including the (unintentionally?) funny male sexual fantasies. Our protagonist, Burke (just one name, thank you very much ... how cool is 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩?) has had a hard life, which has made him tough and cynical. He now mixes with the dregs of society -- the hookers (with hearts of gold, of course), the thieves, the con artists, the convicts, the rejects, the bottom-feeders, and the low-lifes. But wait: Burke has 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨! You will enjoy watching him take out the trash. What you need to know about author Andrew Vachss is that he is a practicing attorney who devotes himself to protecting abused children; and his protagonist in the Burke series had been abused in childhood. Now Burke deals out revenge to all abusers. I rank narrator Christopher Lane as one of my favorite voice actors: He has a beautiful voice 𝙖𝙣𝙙 chops. I liked "Flood" so much that, before I had even finished listening to it, I went ahead and purchased the next audiobook in the series, "Strega," to which I have almost finished listening now. I recommend "Flood" to any aficionado of old-fashioned, hard-boiled noir.

Noir!

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This is apparently the first series. The author tells an intense and compelling story in a tight and visually beautiful style. The performance is also perfect. I absolutely recommend this book.

Beautifully written and completely compelling.

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This story is not about who done it but how they will get even with those who they know did it. Well written intertwining of the chase for 3 villains that Burke and Flood need to find. Much of the dialog is in the form of Burke's thoughts, reminiscent of the 1940s style PI and Christopher Lane does a great job of capturing this. All of the characters are well developed and the story flows seamlessly, maintaining a good level of suspense.

Definately worth a listen.

Not Your Normal Private Eye Who-Done-It, But...

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Christopher Lane sets the tone excellently. None of the following narrators compare or live up to Vachss writing.

Great Great Narrator

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I loved this book and I can't wait to listen to the rest. I am sad to know that the series ended in 09 but I hope it went out on top

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