{"product_id":"blacktop-wasteland","title":"Blacktop Wasteland","description":"\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","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Blacktop Wasteland","offer_id":44415270191301,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Blacktop_20Wasteland.jpg?v=1737864719","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/blacktop-wasteland","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}