{"product_id":"blossom-9780679772613","title":"Blossom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the figure of Burke, Andrew Vachss has given contemporary crime fiction one of its most mesmerizing characters. An abused child raised in orphanages, foster homes, and prisons, Burke is a career criminal and outlaw who steals and scams for a living. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBlossom, \u003c\/i\u003ean old cellmate has summoned Burke to a fading Indiana mill town, where a young boy is charged with a crime he didn't commit and a twisted serial sniper has turned a local lovers' lane into a killing field. And it's here that Burke meets Blossom, the brilliant, beautiful young woman who has her own reasons for finding the murderer--and her own idea of vengeance. Dense with atmosphere, savagely convincing, this is Vachss at his uncompromising best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Vachss's many books include the Burke novels and two previous collections of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eParade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. He died in 2021.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412796248338,"sku":"9780679772613","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_167fef71-147e-45e8-bfb6-264e39c6cdcc.jpg?v=1729328668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blossom-9780679772613","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}