Andrew Vachss: Down Here (2005) From the Publisher: Burke knows that Wolfe's alleged "victim," although convicted only once, is actually a serial rapist. The deeper he presses, the more gaping holes he finds in the prosecution's case, but shadowy law enforcement agencies seem determined to protect Wychek at all costs, no matter who it sacrifices. Burke ups the ante by re-opening all the old "cold case" rape investigations, calls in a lot of markers from both sides of the law, and finally shows all the players why "down here" is no place for tourists. Andrew Vachss: Down Here. A Burke Novel. Vintage Books, ISBN: 1400076110 (April, 2005), 304 p., $13.00.
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Andrew Vachss: Down Here (2004) From the Publisher: For many years, Burke has carried a torch for Wolfe, the beautiful, driven former sex crimes prosecutor who was fired for refusing to "go along to get along." They share a marrow-deep hatred of predators but walk different sides of the street when it comes to justice. So when Burke hears that Wolfe has been arrested for attempted murder, he knows something is double-wrong -- and deals himself in. Putting together a distrustful alliance between his "family of choice," Wolfe's outlaw network, and an informant inside the police department, Burke starts with the alleged victim, a brutal serial rapist Wolfe had personally prosecuted. He's back on the street because his conviction was reversed, and any of his long list of victims has plenty of motive to kill him. The deeper Burke gets into the investigation, the more holes he finds in the case against Wolfe. Yet the DA's office continues to press forward, and Burke has to find out what their game is. No stranger to devil's bargains, Burke reopens the rape investigations -- his way -- and discovers an artist whose violent work in progress is a whole city's nightmare. Andrew Vachss: Down Here. A Burke Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN: 1400041732 (April, 2004), 289 p., $19.95.
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