Pain Management: A Burke Novel

Burke is back, but still lurking in the shadows, unable to return home. He is prowling the unfamiliar streets of Portland, Oregon, in search of a runaway teen. By all accounts, Rosebud Carlin is a happy, well-adjusted girl. She doesnt fit the profile of the runaway kids Burke knows so welland once was. But theres something about her father Burke knows the street script, but the actors are all strangers. Cut off from his family and his network of criminal contacts, Burke is forced into a dangerous alliance with a renegade group dedicated to providing relief to those in intractable pain by any means necessary. A bargain is struck, and the fuse is lit. Heart-stopping and hard-hitting,Pain Managementis the latest bout in Andrew Vachsss thrilling reign as undisputed champ of brass knuckles noir.

Author: Andrew Vachss

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 307

Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

Publication Date: 2002-10-08