{"product_id":"9781472273758","title":"S. A. Cosby - Blacktop Wasteland","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by S. A. Cosby. Themes include Fiction, Mystery \u0026amp; Detective, Thrillers, Suspense, Crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Guardian Best Crime And Thrillers Of 2020*\u003cbr\u003e *La Times Book Prize Winner 2020*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emay be the book of the year.'\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Connelly\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Sensationally good'\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Child\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I loved Blacktop Wasteland'\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Stunning. Can't remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novel'\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Billingham\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Bug\" Montage: honest mechanic, loving family man. He's no longer the criminal he was - the sharpest wheelman east of the Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But when his respectable life crumbles, a shady associate comes calling with a one-time job promising a huge payout. Inexorably drawn to the driver's seat - and haunted by the ghost of his outlaw father - Bug is yanked back into a savage world of bullets and betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Like \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e in a high-speed collision with \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e, this dazzling novel holds up a cracked mirror to the American Dream - and tells the story of one man pushed to his limits by poverty, race and a self-destructive masculinity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Every once in a while a writer comes along with an incredible voice...add S. A. Cosby to that list.'\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Cavanagh\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An urgent, timely, pitch-perfect jolt of American noir'\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Lehane\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A superb character study wrapped up in a high-octane heist novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The action sequences are superb, the dialogue wouldn't shame Elmore Leonard, and Bug's experiences recall Walter Mosley at his most powerful...fantastic'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Spectacular....a voice as stark and distinctive as Elmore Leonard's, and a humanity that touches the soul.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA delicious slice of country gothic wrapped in smart, hard, contemporary neo noir.'\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Mckinty\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The book will leave you breathless, but also desperate to know where Cosby will take us next.'\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Lippman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'...S. A. Cosby reinvents the American crime novel. \u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e thrums and races - it's an intoxicating thrill of a ride'\u003c\/b\u003e. Walter Mosley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58559836848502,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781472273758.jpg?v=1787924176","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781472273758","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}