Burke, ex-con, mercenary, and rumored hit man, makes his living by preying on New York s most vicious predators and occasionally avenging their innocent victims. But in Andrew Vachss s mercilessly suspenseful new novel, Burke fnds himself working the other side of the street, where guilt and innocence are as disposable as the sheets in a Times Square hotel. and as dirty. Burke s new employer is Kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking false allegations of child sexual abuse. Kite has a case that may be the real thing, but needs Burke to tell him if it is. And if mere money can t persuade Burke to cooperate, Kite has plenty of other incentives at his disposal, including an over-zealous bodyguard with a taste for corsets and brass knuckles. A tour guide to hell written in icy prose, False Allegations is Vachss at his most unnerving. Burke is the toughest talking frst-person narrator since Mike Hammer. Los Angeles Times Vachss. writes hypnotically violent prose. Chicago Sun-Times
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