You want proof evolution is for real, don’t waste your time with fossils; just check out the New York City rat. They started out as immigrants, stowaways in some ship’s cargo hold. Only the survivors got to breed, and they’ve been improving with every new litter. Smarter, faster, stronger. Getting ready to rule. Manhattan wouldn’t be the first island they took over.

Lansdale (Veil's Visit 1999). Vachsss also has a small blue heart tattooed on his right hand. During her time as chief prosecutor Alice Vachss regularly brought one such trained dog Sheba to work with abused children being interviewed at the Special Victims Bureau.

Andrew Henry Vachss (born 1942) is an American crime fiction author child protection consultant and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. He is a native New Yorker. He is also a founder and national advisory board member of Protect: The National Association to Protect Children.