Andrew Vachss might have scissored his characters from today's headlines: a stalker prowling around an anonymous high-rise; a serial killer whose transgressions reflect a childhood of hideous abuse; an inner-city gunman who is willing to take out a blockful of victims in order to win a moment of acceptance.Tautly written and endowed with murderous ironic spin, Born Bad plunges us into the hell that lies just outside our bedroom windows.

    Birders -- and Bible readers -- will get a kick out of this.First published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, December 1994, Vol. 39 No. 13.

    This brand new book contains fifteen of Vachss' most compelling, life-at-ground zero stories, brought to life by an outstanding line- up of comics' most talented writers and artists.