The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 18 books · 1985 to 2008 · Set in New York

Andrew Vachss

Crime and mysteryPrivate eyeNoir and hardboiled

Andrew Vachss, a lawyer who represented abused children, wrote eighteen Burke novels about an ex-convict and outlaw in New York who hunts the people who prey on children, helped by his "family of choice".

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Andrew Vachss books in order

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Burke

18 books · Set in New YorkNoir and hardboiledPrivate eye
  1. 1Flood1985With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Strega1987With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Blue Belle1988With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Hard Candy1989With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Blossom1990With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Sacrifice1991With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Down in the Zero1994With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Footsteps of the Hawk1995With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  9. 9False Allegations1996With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Safe House1998With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Choice of Evil1999With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Dead and Gone2000With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Pain Management2001With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Only Child2002With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Down Here2004With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Mask Market2006With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Terminal2007With BurkeBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Another Life2008With BurkeBuy on Amazon

Characters

6 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Burke's family