Burke is back in action with a case that’s as current as it is timeless: a brutal ex-boyfriend is terrorizing his former flame, a woman who has taken shelter in a refuge for battered women. The head of the organization is one Crystal Beth, and she needs Burke to help her find this man and his nasty friends… or the shelter will be a thing of the past. Vachss brings his contemporary perspective to a gritty, tough protagonist’s voice in Safe House. | Safe House by Andrew Vachss, Paperback | Indigo Chapters