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Another Life (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by Andrew Vachss
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 030739039X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307390394
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About This Item
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Used; Very Good. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 2009. Trade Paperback. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: none. Small remainder mark <br />In this blistering conclusion to the nationally bestselling series, Burke is forced into a journey that will change the lives of the urban survivalist and his outlaw family forever.The only person Burke has ever called father, known throughout the underground as "The Prof,", is in a coma, barely clinging to life in an off the-books hospital. So when Pryce, a slippery man with government connections, offers the best medical services for the Prof and a clean slate for all concerned, Burke takes the contract without reading it. The two-year-old son of a Saudi prince has been kidnapped. A highly professional snatch; no mistakes, no clues, and no ransom note. Burke's job: get the kid back, whatever it takes. To do so, the ultimate man-for-hire must return to the day "Baby Boy Burke" was written on his birth certificate, and write, in the blood of his enemies, the final act of this story. . 2009. TRADE PAPERBACK.
Synopsis
From the author of the acclaimed Burke series: a searing new novel that follows a band of homeless outcasts on a journey to recover what each has lost.Ho was a revered sensei, but when his dismissive arrogance caused the death of a beloved student, he renounced not only his possessions but also his role as master, and now roams the streets in search of a way to atone. Drawn by his presence, a group forms around him: Michael, an addicted gambler who has lost everything, including himself; Ranger, a Vietnam veteran with a tenuous grip on reality; Lamont, a once-fearless street-gang warlord turned hopeless alcoholic; Target, a relentless "clanger" who speaks only by echoing the sounds of others; and Brewster, an obsessive collector of hardboiled paperbacks he stashes in an abandoned building that even vermin avoid.Late one night, Michael spots a woman in a white Rolls-Royce throwing something into the river. Convinced that the woman is a perfect blackmail target, he attempts to recruit the others to search for her. But news that Brewster's library is slated for demolition turns this halfhearted effort into a serious mission to find the ultimate problem-solver: money, and with it a new home for Brewster's precious collection.Each frantic knock opens another barred door as the building's destruction draws nearer. And the answers to each man's questions trigger shocking explosions that hit you with all the visceral power we have come to expect from this fierce and dynamic writer.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Galveston Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9780307390394
- Title
- Another Life (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
- Author
- Andrew Vachss
- Format/Binding
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Book Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 030739039X
- ISBN 13
- 9780307390394
- Publisher
- Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
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Fleur Fine Books carries a wide range of books including a very large selection of Science Fiction & Fantasy, we are constantly adding to our Texana section, we carry many signed editions, including signed limited editions and books signed in our store during author visits.
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