Pain Management

Burke, Book 13

By: Andrew Vachss

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Burke is back, but still lurking in the shadows, unable to return home. He is prowling the unfamiliar streets of Portland, Oregon, in search of a runaway teen. By all accounts, Rosebud Carlin is a happy, well-adjusted girl. She doesn’t fit the profile of the runaway kids Burke knows so well... and once was. But there’s something about her father...

Burke knows the street script, but the actors are all strangers. Cut off from his family and his network of criminal contacts, Burke is forced into a dangerous alliance with a renegade group dedicated to providing relief by any means necessary to those in intractable pain. A bargain is struck, and the fuse is lit.

Heart-stopping and hard-hitting, Pain Management is the latest bout in Andrew Vachss’s thrilling reign as undisputed champ of brass knuckles noir.

More mayhem? Listen to another Burke thriller.©2001 Andrew Vachss (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Missing Person Case

Looking for a girl who doesn't want to be found. Outside New York and away from his family Burke struggles

Excellent narration!

Great book. More, more, more.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. Once started I didn't want to stop.

Any additional comments?

Great work by"Andrew Vachss", the "Burke " series is one of my favorites.

Burke needs to go back to NYC!

Burke is still living on the west coast with Gem & still mourning his losses. He's without "his family" & trying to start a new life while prowling around unfamiliar Portland, Oregon trying to find a teenaged runaway. She doesn't fit the usual profile of a runaway that he knows so well. There is just something about the father. . .

I didn't like this book as much as some of its predecessors, while still gritty, Burke seemed to be floundering too long & a few characters were unnecessary for the plot & I could've done without one of the subplots. Vaachss does a good job of shaking up Burke's "comfortable" life to get him out of NY, but its time for him to go back. I missed all the supporting characters that make these books better (Mama, Max the Silent, the Prof, Clarence, the Mole, & the rest). I still plan on finishing this series.