Read Series: Burke
by Author Marjorie Farrell
Desert Hearts (1996)
Beautiful Elizabeth Rush married an aging U.S. Cavalry soldier out of gratitude for saving her life. Michael Burke is a dashing young Irish immigrant looking for a land where he could build a future. Their destinies collide in a rugged Southwestern fort in Navajo territory, as Elizabeth's heart s...
Down in the Zero (1995)
I read most of these books back about 15-20 years ago, but there were a couple I missed. Honestly, it's a pretty neat "world" this guy has built, and I think the characters and so forth are intriguing. Basically, there's this guy "Burke," who is a thug with a pretty much nonexistent childhood, ...
Only Child (2003)
Burke is finally back in the city where he belongs, reunited with his "family," and now living in a sweet apartment designed by the Mole. (There are not only panels that flash if someone is sneaking up the stairs, but FREE CABLE as well! This guy thinks of everything!)Running low on cash, Burke...
Down Here (2005)
That's the way it is down here. If you can't be counted on, you can't be counted in.Former prosecutor Eva Wolfe is the ONLY woman who seems capable of resisting Burke's rather dubious charms. So, of course, SHE is the not-so-secret love of his life. It just seems to work out that way.Now, Burke's...
Flood (1998)
Burke's newest client is a woman named Flood, who has the face of an angel, the body of a high-priced stripper, and the skills of a professional executioner. She wants Burke to find a monster for her—so she can kill him with her bare hands. In this cauterizing thriller, Andrew Vachss's renegade...
Blossom (1996)
The book was okay. The chapters in this one were very short which for reasons unknown to me, I tend to be able to get through books like that quicker. What I really didn't like about the book was the fact that it was written in short choppy sentences. It could have used a lot more detail. I had a...
Choice of Evil (2000)
When his girlfriend, Crystal Beth, is gunned down at a gay rights rally in Central Park, Burke, the underground man-for-hire and expert hunter of predators, vows vengeance. But someone beats him to the task: a shadowy killer who calls himself Homo Erectus and who seems determined to wipe gay bas...
Mask Market (2006)
I liked Vachss' "Two Trains Running," so I decided to give this other Burke novel a whirl. Unfortunately, the whirl turned into vertigo...That metaphor is typical of the narrator's speech. About halfway through this stale New York noir piece, I looked up the author online. Vachss, an attorney wh...
Footsteps Of The Hawk (1997)
The eighth book of the Burke series Footsteps of the Hawk was published in 1995. I have had mixed reactions to the first seven books of the series with as many three stars as four. For me to continue reading a series I would like to have at least four stars as the norm.Vachss has an aggressive st...
Blue Belle (1995)
It often pays to follow your instincts. I was in a bookstore one day -- the day itself was nothing special -- when I spotted this book on a rack. I wasn't into any particular genre (I'm still not), and I'll never be able to tell you what one thing drew me to picking up BLUE BELLE. My instincts...
False Allegations (1997)
It has been a while since I have read a book in one day. This one I just couldn’t put down. Vachss created something like a textbook about child abuse and promoted Child Trauma Programs at the end of the book. I would say there is a blockbuster conclusion here. This is book #9 in the eighteen boo...
Sacrifice (1996)
I re-read Flood a few months back. Read some other stuff and then started on a Vachss/Burke fest. I have whipped through the next 5 books in this series in a few weeks. A real trip down memory lane for me. I first read Sacrifice int he early nineties. My abiding memory is of reading it whilst on ...