Aftershock: A Thriller

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FIRST IN A NEW SERIES Dell,an ex-Legionnairewas working as amercenary when he firstsawDolly,a nurse withMedecins Sans Fronti res.When they later married, Dellabandoned his work, and Dolly shed her identity.But not her calling-she became a teacher, confidant, and defenderofdozens of teenagers in their Coastal Oregon village.Whenthe star softball pitcher guns down a popular boy on the last day of school,Dolly knows this is no"school shooting".She goes all-in to protect"Mighty Mary" McCoy, even to the extent of unleashing her lethal husband. As Dolly uses her contacts to gain access to medical secrets,Dell returns tohis no-boundaries past. Usingguile, extortion,shadow networks--and,finally, an act of terrorism-he uncoversthe secret MaryLou was willing to sacrifice her own life to protect . . . a soul-killing rite of passage demanded of the town's most vulnerable girls, with her baby sister next on that list.

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Andrew Vachss impresses again with his new, dark and compelling thriller. Largehearted Boy

The baddest noir stylist of them all. Kirkus Reviews

Razor-edged and compulsively readable, the pages fly by. Library Journal

"Disquieting but engrossing. . . . Vachss explores the horrific intersection of victims and victimizers, evil and avengers. The setting has moved from urban to small town, but the eternal conflict is as it ever was.Booklist

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Andrew Vachss's many books include the Burke novels and two previous collections of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. He died in 2021.