From Andrew Vachss, the author of the acclaimed Burke series, comes Haiku: a searing new novel that follows a band of homeless outcasts on a journey to recover what each has lost. 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.
Praise for Andrew Vachss
“[Andrew Vachss’s] New York . . . is not borrowed from anybody, and it shimmers on the page as gaudily and scarily as it does on the streets.”
—New York
“Vachss gives such a smooth ride, it is easy to forget someone is driving.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Compelling and challenging . . . [Vachss takes us] not simply into the mean streets but into a subterranean nightmare.”
—The Washington Post Book World
“Vachss’s reverence for storytelling is evident in the blunt beauty of his language.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“Andrew Vachss continues to write the most provocative novels around.”
—Martha Grimes
“Vachss writes with . . . an unerring ear for the language of the streets.”
—Rocky Mountain News
“The voice of Vachss: uncompromising, exciting, and fiercely original.”
—George Pelecanos
“Vachss is a master.”
—Sacramento Bee