{"product_id":"blacktop-wasteland-by-s-a-cosby-9781472273758","title":"Blacktop Wasteland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLERS OF 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLA TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER 2020\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e may be the book of the year.' - Michael Connelly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Sensationally good' - Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved \u003ci\u003eBlacktop Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephen King\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning. Can't remember the last time I read such a powerful crime novel'\u003c\/b\u003e - Mark Billingham\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bug\" Montage: honest mechanic, loving family man. He's no longer the criminal he was - the sharpest wheelman east of the Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An urgent, timely, pitch-perfect jolt of American noir'\u003c\/b\u003e - Dennis Lehane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb character study wrapped up in a high-octane heist novel'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA delicious slice of country gothic wrapped in smart, hard, contemporary neo noir.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Adrian McKinty\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804544553196,"sku":"9781472273758","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4875103482712.jpg?v=1757417511","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/blacktop-wasteland-by-s-a-cosby-9781472273758","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}