Hard Candy

Burke, Book 4

By: Andrew Vachss

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

In this mercilessly compelling thriller, Burke - the private eye, sting artist, and occasional hit man who metes out a cruelly ingenious vengeance on those who victimize children - is up against a soft-spoken messiah who may be rescuing runaways or recruiting them for his own hideous purposes. But in doing so, Burke becomes a target for an entire Mafia family, a whore with a heart of cyanide, and a contract killer as implacable as a heart-seeking missile. Written with Vachss' signature narrative overdrive - and with his unnerving familiarity with the sub-basement of American crime - Hard Candy is vintage Burke.

Listen to all of our Burke titles.©1990 Andrew Vachss (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"There’s no way to put a [Vachss book] down once you’ve begun.... The plot hooks are engaging and the one-liners pierce like bullets.” (Detroit Free Press)

"Burke fills a void.... With his soiled white hat, this Lone Ranger...asks difficult questions while shining light into the darkest recesses.” (Chicago Tribune)

Burke

Always like a Burke book. Never listened to audio until this road trip. It was done well

Still great to listen to again...

I received this book back in 1991 in a care package while deployed in the military. Vachss writing style hooked me from the first few paragraphs, and I reread the book a second time immediately when finished.

Fast forward to now, and listening brought old memories and new feelings for Hard Candy. Phil Gigante does a superb job reading. He is right on voice acting wise, in my opinion with each character. Amazing work on a great book.

As a side note, not for the squeamish at heart.

Wesley

Nice tight story. Details of the man that has been foreshadowed repeatedly, Wesley. Good character development.

Excellent narration.

Hardcore

Great book but very very hardcore.
murder, pedophilia, white slavery, not for family or even the easily grossed out. However, it will keep you awake on a long ride!!