false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg 355572 4 <I>Safe House</I>, the latest in Andrew Vachss's series of Burke novels, begins when Burke's "brother," Hercules, is paid to scare off a neo-nazi stalker and accidentally kills the wrong guy. Burke finds himself unwittingly drawn into a world of white supremacists, stalkers, and safe house networks. What ensues is an intense rush to cover Hercules' tracks and, at the same time, bring down a New York City white supremacy ring.<p> <I>Safe House</I> offers up Vachss's repertoire of repeat characters. The most fascinating are Burke's prison "family," the Prof, Max the silent, the Mole, Michelle, Clarence, Mama, and, of course, Burke himself, who is as hard-edged as ever. The family's willingness to help one another, even die for one another, is the emotional string that ties the books together. There are also two new female characters, Vyra, the affluent Jewish housewife and Crystal Beth, half Inuit, half Irish safe house madam. Though not as believable as their male counterparts, Vyra and Crystal Beth have powerful secrets of their own and add a soft, human element to the story.<p> Like other Vachss novels, <I>Safe House</I> embraces the dirty, grim life of the ex-con for hire. The most compelling aspect of Safe House is Vachss's no-holds-barred writing style. He spares nobody's feeling and minces no words in this rough, gritty and often painfully raw crime story. --<I>Mara Friedman</I> 1416440 30 3 1998 Safe House (Burke, Book 10) total:207|5:47|4:80|3:69|2:9|1:2| 207 782 253 4 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 3 0 false Fri Jul 03 20:40:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 20:43:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 4 0 false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 07:14:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 07:15:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 4 0 false Sun May 31 19:28:43 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 16:52:30 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 03 15:54:53 -0800 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 4 0 false Tue Jan 29 18:13:33 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 18:14:23 -0800 2008 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 3 0 false Sat Dec 05 12:05:47 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 12:05:47 -0800 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 0 0 false Fri Dec 04 17:55:16 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 17:55:16 -0800 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 5 0 false Sun Nov 15 18:12:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 18:12:31 -0800 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 5 0 false Sun Nov 15 08:50:10 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 08:50:10 -0800 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sat Nov 14 12:43:45 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 12:44:04 -0800 2009 1 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 4 0 false Mon Nov 02 13:31:36 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 13:31:36 -0800 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 3 0 false Sat Oct 24 13:13:09 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 13:13:09 -0700 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 3 0 false Sat Oct 10 19:52:16 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 19:52:16 -0700 2009 1425977 0375400842 9780375400841 3 0 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183492506m/1425977.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1425977.Safe_House 0 0 false Mon Oct 05 12:40:51 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:41:22 -0700 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 0 0 false Wed Sep 23 13:14:23 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 20:38:06 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 13:14:23 -0700 2009 1425977 0375400842 9780375400841 3 0 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183492506m/1425977.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1425977.Safe_House 2 0 false Fri Sep 18 22:34:09 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 22:34:19 -0700 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 0 0 false Sat Aug 22 06:37:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 06:37:12 -0700 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 4 0 false Thu Aug 20 18:41:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 18:41:10 -0700 2009 1425977 0375400842 9780375400841 3 0 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183492506m/1425977.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1425977.Safe_House 0 0 false Tue Aug 11 11:15:52 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 11:16:02 -0700 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 3 0 false Tue Aug 04 14:53:05 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:53:05 -0700 2009 355572 0375700749 9780375700743 198 4 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174041418m/355572.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/355572.Safe_House 0 0 false Sat Aug 01 20:28:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 20:28:46 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=355572