Blue Belle (Burke Series #3)

Synopsis

Burke is back. He faces a savage gang that is hunting down and killing teenage prostitutes. In the meantime, a murderous martial arts expert is trying to set up a deal with Burke's friend Max. Complicating it all is Belle, a voluptuous exotic dancer who has worked her way into Burke's heart.

Publishers Weekly

When Burke, a yuppie-hating, horse-playing ex-con and private-eye outlaw, takes on the Times Square world of porn and murder, he finds himself facing a deadly karate expert and falling for a masochistic woman who's learning to deal with her past as an abused child. Although this ``often reads like parody of hardboiled detective novels,'' the ``abrupt climax leaves the heart pounding,'' noted PW. (Jan.)