Haiku, Andrew Vachss
Haiku, Andrew Vachss
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Haiku

Author: Andrew Vachss

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 6 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/03/2009

Synopsis

Ho was a revered sensei, but when his dismissive arrogance caused the death of a beloved student, he renounced not only his possessions but also his role as master, and now roams the streets in search of a way to atone. Drawn by his presence, a group forms around him: Michael, an addicted gambler who has lost everything, including himself; Ranger, a Vietnam veteran with a tenuous grip on reality; Lamont, a once-fearless street-gang warlord turned hopeless alcoholic; Target, a relentless “clanger” who speaks only by echoing the sounds of others; and Brewster, an obsessive collector of hardboiled paperbacks he stashes in an abandoned building that even vermin avoid. Late one night, Michael spots a woman in a white Rolls-Royce throwing something into the river. Convinced that the woman is a perfect blackmail target, he attempts to recruit the others to search for her. But news that Brewster’s library is slated for demolition turns this halfhearted effort into a serious mission to find the ultimate problem-solver: money, and with it a new home for Brewster’s precious collection. Each frantic knock opens another barred door as the building’s destruction draws nearer. And the answers to each man’s questions trigger shocking explosions that hit you with all the visceral power we have come to expect from this fierce and dynamic writer.

About Andrew Vachss

Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths exclusively. His many novels and two collections of short stories have been translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade, Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times, among other publications. A native New Yorker, he divides his time between the city of his birth and the Pacific Northwest.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on November 03, 2020

Q: “I’m a fucking psycho,” he said, as if by way of explanation. (c) Q: Time passed. People passed around us as if we did not exist. (c) Q: The gods may not have blessed a man who has nothing, but they do allow him to disappear at will. (c) A powerful story of struggle, war, wisdom and hunger for knowl......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on October 27, 2020

Q: “I’m a fucking psycho,” he said, as if by way of explanation. (c) Q: Time passed. People passed around us as if we did not exist. (c) Q: The gods may not have blessed a man who has nothing, but they do allow him to disappear at will. (c) A powerful story of struggle, war, wisdom and hunger for knowl......more

Goodreads review by stormhawk on March 26, 2010

As always, Andrew Vachss' expressive prose leads us into a private, underground world, where families form by choice, and grow into healing, rather than the destruction and chaos that may mark a family-of-origin. Throughout the story, his warrior's code is clearly expressed, as is his poet's heart.......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on November 27, 2009

Vachss' novels can always be read as works of the genre of crime fiction. And as such they're all quite good. However, that reading will miss what I find so amazing about Vachss' work. These aren't simple explorations into the dark side. We don't follow where he leads just to look at the freaks ... i......more

Goodreads review by Mike on March 12, 2017

I believe that this is the first Andrew Vachss book that I read since he finished his Burke series. Not that there was any expectation he would, but Vachss has not lost any skills. His words are terse but loaded with meaning. He sets the scene with minimal descriptions but quickly illustrates what w......more

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