Blackjack by Andrew Vachss
TO- UNIT 3 ChicagoFROM- DIRECTOR
IMPORTANCE- Critical
SUBJECT-Specimen Retrieval
TARGET- Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed viasignature killsworldwide. Identifiable onlyby skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cardsfound 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 throughoutcriminal 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, buthas proventreacherous when retained by government in the past.
UPDATE- Cross and his team claim to haveidentified a patternto the signature-kills, andbelieve theycan predict a forthcoming strike.Theyare prepared to personally confront-and-capture,but financial arrangementalone not sufficient. What you describe as a"Get Out of Jail Free" card is hereby APPROVED.
Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who solely defends children and adolescents. His numerous books and two collections of short stories have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has featured in periodicals such as Parade, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among others. He is a native New Yorker who splits his time between his hometown and the Pacific Northwest. www.vachss.com is a dedicated Web site for Andrew Vachss and his work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307949578 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307949575 |
| Title | Blackjack |
| Author | Andrew Vachss |
| Series | Cross Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-07-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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