Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss (New York City 1942 - ) es un escritor estadounidense de genero hard-boiled.

Contenido

Biografía

Abogado especializado en la defensa de los menores, antes de volverse escritor ha sido investigador federal, asistente social, director de un penitenciario para menores y enviado de la ONU en Biafra durante la guerra.

Activista en la defensa de los menores con organizaciones como Protect[1] y creador de campañas mediáticas como "Don't buy Thai" en contra de la prostitución infantil en el sur-este asiático, apasionado de perros de presa y del blues de Son Seals, Judy Henske y Doc Pomus.

Ganador del premio "Raymond Chandler" en el 2000, del "Grand prix de Litérature Policière" en 1988, del "Falcon Award" en 1988 y del "Deutschen Krimi Preis" en 1989.

Amigo de Joe R. Lansdale, junto al cual ha colaborado también en algunas historias breves, ha escrito a menudo también para el mundo del cómic. El principal protagonista de sus novelas es Burke.

Actualmente vive e New York City, junto a la mujer Alice, rodeado de perros.

Obras Principales

Libros y artículos

  1. The Life-Style Violent Juvenile: The Secure Treatment Approach (Lexington, 1979)
  2. The Child Abuse-Delinquency Connection — A Lawyer's View (Lexington, 1989)
  3. Artículos y ensayos

Novelas - Serie de Burke

  1. Flood (1985)
  2. Strega (1987)
  3. Blue Belle (1988)
  4. Hard Candy (1989)
  5. Blossom (1990)
  6. Sacrifice (1991)
  7. Down in the Zero (1994)
  8. Footsteps of the Hawk (1995)
  9. False Allegations (1996)
  10. Safe House (1998)
  11. Choice of Evil (1999)
  12. Dead and Gone (2000)
  13. Pain Management (2001)
  14. Only Child (2002)
  15. Down Here (2004)
  16. Mask Market (2006)

Otras novelas

  1. Shella (1993)
  2. Batman: The Ultimate Evil (1995)
  3. A Bomb Built in Hell (2000)
  4. The Getaway Man (2003)
  5. Two Trains Running (2005)

Colecciones

  1. Born Bad (1994)
  2. Everybody Pays (1999)
  3. Proving It (2001)

Cómic

  1. Hard Looks (1992-93)
  2. Batman: The Ultimate Evil (1995)
  3. Cross (1995) con James Colbert
  4. Predator: Race War (1995)
  5. Alamaailma (1997) en la lengua finlandesa
  6. Hard Looks (1996, 2002)
  7. Another Chance To Get It Right: A Children's Book for Adults (1993, 1995) (Reimpreso con el material escrito adicional, 2003.)

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