Books like Strega by Andrew Vachss
Andrew Vachss’s relentless private investigator William Burke receives a chilling commission from a client named Strega: locate an obscene photograph. His search drags him through New York’s hidden depths, where the city’s underbelly is populated by child exploitation, corruption, and twisted predators. Burke is forced to confront the moral abyss of the city’s darkest corners, risking both his sanity and his life while staying true to his code of justice.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Andrew Vachss
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