I thought this could have been a very good story but Vachss writing style was not up to his past standards here.
The dialog, which is usually some of the best parts of the Burke books, had far too many unfinished sentences often confusing the situation being discussed.
The ending was also the weakest so far in the Burke series.
Hoping this was just a 'bad-day' for Vachss. ( )

In this, the ninth book of the Burke series, he is skillfully ensnared to work for an albino lawyer named Kite, who wants Burke to determine whether Kite's client is telling the truth about her sexual abuse by a minister when she was just a child. Kite is seeking validation of his own methods by someone with a vastly different approach to identifying and punishing predators.

Unfortunately, this one was terrible, and for anyone reading the series in order, I recommend moving from #8 to #10 and skipping this book. Why? It's too preachy, and wanders into a massive amount of social science and psychobabble. Terribly boring.
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Burke is asked to prove a recovered memory case