Blackjack

A Cross Novel

Mystery & Suspense, Hard-Boiled, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers
Cover of the book Blackjack by Andrew Vachss, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Andrew Vachss ISBN: 9780307744722
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: July 10, 2012
Imprint: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Language: English
Author: Andrew Vachss
ISBN: 9780307744722
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: July 10, 2012
Imprint: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Language: English

TO: UNIT 3 Chicago
FROM: DIRECTOR
IMPORTANCE: Critical

SUBJECT: Specimen Retrieval

TARGET: Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed via signature kills worldwide. Identifiable only by skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cards found at murder sites.

OBJECTIVE: Locate and capture any member of such teams. MUST be taken alive for study and observation.

AUTHORIZATION APPROVED FOR USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR: Individual ID'ed only as "Cross" and his team. A pure mercenary outfit, well known throughout criminal underworld--no inside informants available. Ruthless, undeterred by risk, rumored never to fail, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES to be trusted. No known political or social objective, but has proven treacherous when retained by government in the past.

UPDATE: Cross and his team claim to have identified a pattern to the signature-kills, and believe they can predict a forthcoming strike. They are prepared to personally confront-and-capture, but financial arrangement alone not sufficient. What you describe as a "Get Out of Jail Free" card is hereby APPROVED.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

TO: UNIT 3 Chicago
FROM: DIRECTOR
IMPORTANCE: Critical

SUBJECT: Specimen Retrieval

TARGET: Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed via signature kills worldwide. Identifiable only by skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cards found at murder sites.

OBJECTIVE: Locate and capture any member of such teams. MUST be taken alive for study and observation.

AUTHORIZATION APPROVED FOR USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR: Individual ID'ed only as "Cross" and his team. A pure mercenary outfit, well known throughout criminal underworld--no inside informants available. Ruthless, undeterred by risk, rumored never to fail, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES to be trusted. No known political or social objective, but has proven treacherous when retained by government in the past.

UPDATE: Cross and his team claim to have identified a pattern to the signature-kills, and believe they can predict a forthcoming strike. They are prepared to personally confront-and-capture, but financial arrangement alone not sufficient. What you describe as a "Get Out of Jail Free" card is hereby APPROVED.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book The State of Jones by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book A House Among the Trees by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Red Meat Cures Cancer by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Medical Apartheid by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Armenian Golgotha by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book The Great Game by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Wetware by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Loving Graham Greene by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Transparent Things by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Time Will Darken It by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Mayhem by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Trawler by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Impossible Vacation by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Andrew Vachss
Cover of the book Pobby and Dingan by Andrew Vachss
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy