{"product_id":"9781250252685","title":"Blacktop Wasteland : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): S. A. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Winner • \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book • \u003ci\u003eNPR’s\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year • \u003ci\u003eBookPage’s\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Mystery and Suspense of the Year • \u003ci\u003eSun Sentinel’s\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Best Mystery of the Year   \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I loved \u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland...\u003c\/i\u003e[A] fast-paced, bareknuckle thriller.” \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A roaring, full-throttle thriller, crackling with tension and charm.” -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the year's strongest novels.\"\u003ci\u003e -Sun Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA husband, a father, a son, a business owner...And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe thought he'd left all that behind him, but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn inexorably back into a world of blood and bullets. When a smooth-talking former associate comes calling with a can't-miss jewelry store heist, Bug feels he has no choice but to get back in the driver's seat. And Bug is at his best where the scent of gasoline mixes with the smell of fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaunted by the ghost of who he used to be and the father who disappeared when he needed him most, Bug must find a way to navigate this blacktop wasteland...or die trying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eOcean’s Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s \u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR’s\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage’s\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Mystery and Suspense of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSun Sentinel’s\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Best Mystery of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Crime Fiction for 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian’s\u003c\/i\u003e Best Crime \u0026amp; Thriller Novels of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eBookRiot’s Best Books of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards Semifinalist \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003eChicago Public Library’s Best Books of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel’s\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2020 \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice 2020 \u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads \u003c\/i\u003eThe Best Novels of 2020    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fast-paced, fresh take on noir that tears through the underbelly of Virginia.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the year's strongest novels. \u003c\/b\u003eThe noir story quickly accelerates and doesn’t lose speed until it careens to its finale. It’s a look at race, responsibility, parenthood and identity via pin-perfect characters with realistic motives. \u003cb\u003eCosby invests \u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e with emotion while delivering a solid thriller.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I loved \u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, by S.A. Cosby. The epigram tells you all you need to know about this \u003cb\u003efast-paced, bareknuckle thriller: 'Drive it like you stole it.'”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eStephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Violence-tinged heists, muscle cars, and dead-end poverty in America generate the full-on action and evocative atmosphere in this beautifully wrought tale.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The year’s most celebrated crime novel\u003c\/b\u003e, and with good reason. \u003cb\u003eIt’s a soaring, deeply felt, deeply propulsive tale written by an author coming into his full powers\u003c\/b\u003e…Cosby writes beautifully of the sensations and memories that drive Bug through the night and down the empty roads toward his old life. Dread and excitement combine to create a unique sense of atmosphere, one that will keep readers pushing ahead toward a genuinely powerful conclusion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—CrimeReads \u003c\/i\u003eThe Best Novels of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Running through this turbocharged heist plot (think Richard Stark’s Parker novels) is a beautifully crafted and deeply poignant drama (think Walter Mosley’s Fearless Jones’ novels). This book is a stunner.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel’s\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The noir story brilliantly looks at race, responsibility, parenthood and identity via pin-perfect characters with realistic motives.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Sun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Best Mystery Books of 2020, #1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eCosby never misses a note in this high-energy read\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003eA superb work of crime fiction, uncompromisingly noir but deeply human, too\u003c\/b\u003e, much like Lou Berney's\u003ci\u003e November Road\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent, timely, pitch-perfect jolt of American noir.  S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Dennis Lehane\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSince We Fell \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Mystic River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Diamonds and fast cars, trailer park dreams and late night illegal street racing, S. A. Cosby reinvents the American crime novel.\u003c\/b\u003e Black and white with bills unpaid and no exit in sight, his characters feel the pull of family and swagger with the melancholy ache of wanting to be someone. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e thrums and races—it’s an intoxicating thrill of a ride.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Walter Mosley\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrouble Is What I Do\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sensationally good—new, fresh, real, authentic, twisty, with characters and dilemmas that will break your heart. \u003c\/b\u003eMore than recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year (2020), Winner L.A. 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