{"product_id":"9781250183606","title":"Safe : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSafe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ryan Gattis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Gattis' gritty, fast-paced thriller, \u003ci\u003eSafe, \u003c\/i\u003ehurtles readers toward a shocking conclusion that asks the toughest question of all: how far would you go to protect the ones you love?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRicky ‘Ghost’ Mendoza, Jr. is trying to be good. In recovery and working as a freelance safecracker for the DEA, the FBI, and any other government agency willing to pay him, Ghost is determined to live clean for the rest of his days. And maybe he could, if the most important person in his life hadn’t gotten into serious financial trouble. To fix it, all Ghost has to do is crack a safe and steal drug money from under the noses of the gangs and the Feds without getting caught. Or killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudy ‘Glasses’ Reyes runs drugs and cleans up messes for the baddest of bad men. When Ghost hits one of his safes, Glasses must hunt him down or be held accountable. But Glasses is worried about more than just money. The heist puts everything in his life at risk—his livelihood, his freedom, even his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thrilling heist novel with a big beating heart.” —Paula Hawkins, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Whip-smart vernacular and a narrative that zips along . . . Gattis has created a gripping novel about opportunity, transformation and hope.\" —Hannah Beckerman, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ryan Gattis has already established himself as one of the most penetrating and clear-eyed commentators on contemporary Los Angeles . . . \u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense and gripping novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Rob Lathan, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This macho, faster-than-a-speeding-bullet novel benefits from the extensive research Gattis has done on the L.A. gang scene . . . and that deep knowledge informs electrifying plot twists.\" —Sarah Begley, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A finely-crafted whiplash of a crime staccato.\" —Michael T. Fournier, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who told Ryan Gattis he could be this good? . . . [Gattis] lathes a gritty, surprisingly sentimental noir plot into a smooth, sturdy, doom-shadowed classic . . . Like a great cracksman, he hears the tumblers of language turning, and he's an expert at making them give.\" —David Kipen, \u003ci\u003eLA Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reminiscent of Raymond Carver or Ernest Hemingway . . . Gattis is superb with the staccato sentence, honed to a few words.\" —Stuart Kelly, \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you’re looking for something intelligent, fast-paced, sometimes funny, and certainly noir but with a huge heart, snap this one up.\" —Kristin Centorcelli, \u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fast-paced and gritty, \u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e is both a moving and human morality tale and an utterly immersive and heart-stoppingly suspenseful thriller.\" —\u003ci\u003eFantastic Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Gattis] delivers a gritty L.A. crime novel about two men seeking redemption . . . The criminal life is carefully rendered, the stakes are clear, and the characters’ humanity is rich and refreshing . . . This is an emotionally rich page-turner whose devastating ending still offers a glimmer of hope.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A moody yarn that cannily merges punk-rock world weariness and real-world criminality.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive thriller that confirms Ryan Gattis as one of our most gifted novelists. The book has unstoppable momentum yet is as finely layered and detailed with the gritty truth of life and the streets as anything I’ve ever read. It shoots you down a path that is fraught with surprise and insight, and you can’t ask for more than that.” —Michael Connelly, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Side of Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e starts with a deceptively simple premise: reformed bad guy tries to make good by doing dumb thing. But it’s much richer than that. What begins as a study about the choices we make in life ends as a freight train of a thriller, racing toward a heartbreaking finish.” —Harlan Coben, author of \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ryan Gattis takes you to another gritty and beautiful part of SoCal, starring people usually cast in movies and TV shows as extras, as local color. Gattis brings these background characters to the foreground, giving them life, love, and loss—and writing some of the most powerful scenes I’ve ever read. \u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e will haunt you—while you’re reading it and days after you finish.” —Rachel Howzell Hall, author of \u003ci\u003eTrail of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e is an immensely satisfying crime thriller, but it is also a deeply moving novel about one flawed man’s attempt to create good in a corrupt world. Ryan Gattis has a great ear for the patois of the street, and he reminds us that in twenty-first-century America, the worst predators often wear suits and work in offices.” —Ron Rash, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Risen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of those rare novels that draw you in and make you forget the outside world completely. With all the thrill of a crime novel and the emotional heft of a character study, \u003ci\u003eSafe\u003c\/i\u003e will turn your notions of ‘villain’ and ‘hero’ upside down.” —Sara Novic, author of \u003ci\u003eGirl at War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250183606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667384217806,"sku":"9781250183606","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250183606","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}