Down Here (Burke) - Hardcover

Having respected and shared a sex-crimes prosecutor's hatred of predatory behavior, Burke believes his colleague to be innocent of a serial rapist's murder, and in the face of numerous questionable dealings at the district attorney's office, he elects to reopen the original investigation into the rapist's case. 30,000 first printing.

Andrew Vachss has been a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a social services caseworker, and a labor organizer and has directed a maximum-security prison for youthful offenders. Now a lawyer in private practice, he represents children and youths exclusively. He is the author of numerous novels, including the Burke series, two collections of short stories, and a wide variety of other material including song lyrics, graphic novels, and a "children's book for adults." His books have been translated into twenty languages and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, the New York Times, and numerous other forums. A native New Yorker, he now divides his time between the city of his birth and the Pacific Northwest.