Blackjack: A Cross Novel
ααααααΆ 2012 Β· Cross Series ααααα
ααΈ 1 Β· Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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TO:Β UNIT 3 Chicago
FROM: DIRECTOR
IMPORTANCE: Critical
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SUBJECT:Β Β Specimen Retrieval
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TARGET: Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed viaΒ signature killsΒ worldwide. Identifiable onlyΒ by skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cardsΒ found at murder sites.
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OBJECTIVE: Locate and capture any member of such teams. MUST be taken alive for study and observation.
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AUTHORIZATION APPROVED FOR USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR:Β Individual ID'ed only as "Cross" and his team.Β A pure mercenary outfit,Β well known throughoutΒ criminal underworld--no inside informants available.Β Ruthless, undeterred by risk, rumored never to fail, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES to be trusted.Β No known political or social objective, butΒ has provenΒ treacherous when retained by government in the past.
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UPDATE: Cross and his team claim to haveΒ identified a patternΒ to the signature-kills, andΒ believe theyΒ can predict a forthcoming strike.Β TheyΒ are prepared to personally confront-and-capture,Β but financial arrangementΒ alone not sufficient. What you describe as aΒ "Get Out of Jail Free" card is hereby APPROVED.
FROM: DIRECTOR
IMPORTANCE: Critical
Β
SUBJECT:Β Β Specimen Retrieval
Β
TARGET: Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed viaΒ signature killsΒ worldwide. Identifiable onlyΒ by skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cardsΒ found at murder sites.
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OBJECTIVE: Locate and capture any member of such teams. MUST be taken alive for study and observation.
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AUTHORIZATION APPROVED FOR USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR:Β Individual ID'ed only as "Cross" and his team.Β A pure mercenary outfit,Β well known throughoutΒ criminal underworld--no inside informants available.Β Ruthless, undeterred by risk, rumored never to fail, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES to be trusted.Β No known political or social objective, butΒ has provenΒ treacherous when retained by government in the past.
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UPDATE: Cross and his team claim to haveΒ identified a patternΒ to the signature-kills, andΒ believe theyΒ can predict a forthcoming strike.Β TheyΒ are prepared to personally confront-and-capture,Β but financial arrangementΒ alone not sufficient. What you describe as aΒ "Get Out of Jail Free" card is hereby APPROVED.
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Andrew Vachssβs many books include the Burke novels and two previous collections of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Antaeus, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. He died in 2021.
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