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After years on the run, Burke is desperate to return to New York and reconnect with his outlaw family. To survive in the city’s ruthless underworld, he takes a risky bet and answers a Mafia client’s call for revenge against a teenage girl’s murder. Burke must infiltrate a Long Island town’s teenage subculture, bringing together a crew of gifted role‑players, including Internet‑based lesbian performers, to investigate. While scouting for a film project, the investigation reveals a new kind of filmmaking, brutal violence, and a predator unlike any he has faced before. The story culminates in a deadly confrontation where only one can survive the final cut.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Andrew Vachss
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