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That's How I Roll
That's How I Roll: A Novel | Andrew Vachss
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Andrew Vachss, the master of hard-boiled fiction, returns with a deeply revealing new novel about an assassin whose love forced him to kill his own conscience. Esau Tills race is almost run. After pleading guilty to a series of homicides, he sits on death row, awaiting lethal injection. And writing his life story. But his memoir is no case study in tragedyits his one last chance to protect his brother, Tory, after hes gone. And, as too many have learned, when it comes to protecting his baby brother, Esau Till is a man without boundaries. Esaus father was a widely feared beast who, it was commonly believed, killed his wife and used his own daughter as a substitute. In Esaus own words, when your sister is your mother, too, you know youre not going to come out right. Not you, not your life, not nothing. When the genetic cards were dealt, Esau drew a genius IQ but a horribly crippled body. His brother Tory drew a slow mind but almost superhuman strength. Very early on, Esau learned that the only way to guarantee his baby brothers safety was to make himself indispensable to certain people. A self-taught explosives expert, he became the top assassin for two rival local mobs. When a third mob attempted to recruit his brother, Esau took them all out, unaware that one of them was an under-cover FBI agent. Execution looms, but no prison can hold Esaus mind. Or his love. As the State prepares to take his life, Esau plots going all-in on the last and most deadly hand he will ever play.
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Why yes I *am* wearing my “This is how we roll” book cart shirt while stocking a book cart! 🙂 #totallymeta #behindthescenesatBookmans

britt_brooke Love it!! 7y
ElishaLovesBooks 🙌🙌 7y
LauraBeth I love that! 7y
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Mehso-so

My first Vachss in a while and the first one since I finished the Burke series. It wasn't particularly good. More character and less plot, but we've seen enough of Vachss's honor-bound characters where reputation is more important than anything, etc, etc.

There were grim elements in all the Burke books, this just wasn't terribly entertaining. Shame.

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I never regret picking up an Andrew Vachss novel.

That's How I Roll is no exception. This gritty, lean, powerful read takes us to the ugly back roads of rural America, home of meth and limited life choices.

Our protagonist is Esau Till, wheelchair-bound, but incredibly deadly, especially when looking out for those he loves. Read it.

Alfoster Oh, I love his novels! Must get this one!😍! 7y
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