Blackjack
A Cross Novel

Book Review For those who don't know Vachss, the man doesn't like classifications, particularly where it concerns his novels, comic books, and other writings. He'll be quick to point out that he has no intention of delivering his dark message via some angelic figure (and so Burke was born). He'll al......more

I almost listed this as a comic. I think it is one, although it was kind of a fun, thrilling action novel albeit with over-blown characters & scenarios that were ridiculous at times. It's a wonder why anyone would ever have anything to do with the group at all given both their reputation & actions.......more

I am never disappointed by Vachss' writing. I find his exploration of morality fascinating. Cross is a new character for me, and I very much enjoyed him.......more

Interesting book. This is the second book by Andrew Vachss I've read. The first impessed me, I liked it and the library had this one on hand. The first book (Flood) was well written with complete if somewhat unlikely characters. This book is very much a graphic novel (where the Cross character seems......more

Decently written, but missing core pieces of information (like the fact it's a Predator tie-in), has an "epilogue" that's just a related short, and contains symbolism that doesn't seem to go anywhere. Vachss wrote some awesome stuff, but this ain't it.......more