{"product_id":"false-allegations-9780679772934","title":"False Allegations","description":"Burke--ex-con, mercenary, sometime killer--makes his living preying on New York's most vicious predators and avenging their innocent victims. But in Andrew Vachss's mercilessly suspenseful new novel, Burke finds himself working the other side of the street, where guilt and innocence are as disposable as the sheets in a Times Square hotel--and as dirty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurke's new employer is Kite, a fanatical crusader who specializes in debunking \"false allegations of child sexual abuse. Kite has a case that may be the real thing, but needs Burke to tell him if it is. And if mere money can't persuade Burke to cooperate, Kite has plenty of other incentives at his disposal--including a fanatical bodyguard with a taste for corsets and brass knuckles. A tour guide to hell written in icy prose, \u003ci\u003eFalse Allegations\u003c\/i\u003e is Vachss at his most unnerving.\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":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844908519698,"sku":"9780679772934","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82771a5a-2a9e-4171-969a-cde3eef2fd14.jpg?v=1737336346","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/false-allegations-9780679772934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}