Screen LibraryBorn bad : stories /
From a writer whose novels have been acclaimed for their unflinching exploration of evil comes a brilliant collection of short stories--some never before published--that distill dread back down to its essence--and inject it straight into the reader's back brain. Andrew Vachss might have scissor...
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Vintage Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1994. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Vintage crime/Black lizard
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| Summary: |
From a writer whose novels have been acclaimed for their unflinching exploration of evil comes a brilliant collection of short stories--some never before published--that distill dread back down to its essence--and inject it straight into the reader's back brain. Andrew Vachss might have scissored his characters from today's headlines: a stalker prowling around an anonymous high-rise; a serial killer whose transgressions reflect a childhood of hideous abuse; an inner-city gunman who is willing to take out a blockful of victims in order to win a moment of acceptance. Tautly written and endowed with murderous ironic spin, Born Bad plunges us into the hell that lies just outside our bedroom windows. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 336 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780679753360 0679753362 |
| Index Number: | PS3572 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/V119-9 |
| Contents: |
A flash of white -- Alibi -- Anytime I want -- Born bad -- Cain -- Cough -- Crime partner -- Bandit -- Cripple -- Mad dog -- Statute of limitations -- Crossfire -- Value received -- Head case -- Kidnap -- Date rape -- Dead game -- Dialogue -- Drive-by -- Dumping ground -- Exit -- Family resemblance -- Hostage -- It's a hard world -- Joyride -- Lynch law -- Man to man -- Plan B -- Replay: A play in three acts -- Bridge -- Placebo -- Rules of the road -- Step on a crack -- Stone magic -- The promise -- The unwritten law -- Treatment -- Bum's rush -- Tunnel of love -- Bad babies -- Into the light -- Warlord -- Warrior -- White alligator -- Witch hunt -- Working roots. |