Steve Novaks wrote:
> I was very partial to Vachss for a long time but the
last two or three
were very
> poor and Two Trains Running was...well let¹s say
completely
derailed...when The
> Getaway Man was,on the contrary, right on
track...
Totally agree here. Vachss was one of my few hardcover
purchases for many years, but the sameness of the Burke
novels eventually blew that. And Two Trains...what a stinker!
I went hc for that one and regretted it immensely. I thought
maybe getting away from Burke would be a highlight like
Getwaway Man...oops.
Those Burke novels were intense, with the protagonist feeding
off a burning hatred to keep going. Seemed like a fantasy
fulfillment type of scenario for Vachss. It's hard to feed
any beast like that for too long, so I guess it's natural
that the series lost steam, lost its edge, and lost its
flare. Based on FLOOD, the first Burke novel, Vachss could
write a slam-bang PI novel. That would, once again, pique my
interest. If the man still has his chops.
Keith Logan
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