Urban Renewal: A Cross Novel

by Andrew Vachss

Book Overview

Chicago--the reigning #1 city in homicides--has no shortage of deadly gangs. And all those gangs know well that the Cross crew occupies a cinderblock bunker called Red 71 . . . the last place you want to go, unless you're willing to risk it being the last place you go. The crew is notorious for its deadly efficiency and its disinterest in anything but money. So why has it turned from seller to buyer, grabbing up houses on a decaying block where only a few holdouts remain? Both the cops and the underworld are watching closely . . . but are they the only ones?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804168814
• ISBN13: 9780804168816
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

The Cross Crew goes Flip or Flop

The Cross crew, one of the more merciless, relentless and fierce gangs in Chicago gangland is now trying its hand in one of the more cutthroat businesses in the country if not the modern world: real estate. It began as a member of the crew's wife asking for a house to do some gardening, then another's wife coming to see about purchasing houses. Soon the crew endeavors to do their own version of gentrification on the neighborhood, scaring away gangs, predators, and others involved in unsavory activities. Vachss makes a great crime read, each character unique and captivating to the reader that'll have you begging for more.