Reviews

Down Here by Andrew Vachss

newson66's review against another edition

2.0

Read a bit like a pastiche of an Andrew Vachss novel. I guess it is difficult to continue to be innovative and original when on #15 of a series. Same old, same old.....

mikekaz's review

4.0

One of the hard things to do when commenting on Vachss' latest Burke novel is to feel like I'm not repeating myself. Vachss is consistently a strong writer. The novels are consistently gripping and enthralling. Every time I find myself staying up late so that I can finish the book. Vachss doesn't use chapters, so it makes it that much harder since I always think "Just until the next break." which is a page or two away. Then when I reach it I think "Next break. I'll stop for the evening then." Repeat that cycle until I literally can't stay awake anymore. It's also hard to not repeat myself because it feels like the novels are all one big story and not individual books. They are more like the chapters in this thousands plus page story that is still going. I would imagine this makes it kind of difficult for a new reader to come aboard. The good thing though is that due to the intense stories and Vachss writing style, the novels are really fast reads. You can catch up pretty fast.

alanfederman's review

3.0

Since learning that Andrew Vachss just wrote his last Burke novel I thought it a good time to catch up on some of the missing pieces. Though entertaining, this was not the best of the bunch. The ending seemed rushed - let's just get this over with. Nevertheless a good read.