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Blacktop Wasteland

A Novel

Audiobook
1 of 2 copies available
1 of 2 copies available

A New York Times Notable Books of 2020

"Narrator Adam Lazarre-White's voice exudes confidence and depth; his performance is an example of how the best audiobooks deliver pure storytelling." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
A husband, a father, a son, a business owner...And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi.
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.

Beauregard "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.
He 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.
Haunted 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.
Like Ocean's Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

"Sensationally good—new, fresh, real, authentic, twisty, with characters and dilemmas that will break your heart. More than recommended." — Lee Child
"A fast-paced, fresh take on noir that tears through the underbelly of Virginia." — New York Times
"If you're looking for dark, gritty, nuanced heist thriller that feels like The Fast and the Furious + The Italian Job + the Starz show Power but set in the south with fantastic, immersive narration, pick this up." — Book Riot

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Adam Lazarre-White's voice exudes confidence and depth; his performance is an example of how the best audiobooks deliver pure storytelling. Crosby's story, set in rural Virginia, is gripping. Beauregard is a family man, a husband and father. Running a car repair garage, he's facing financial deadlines as his business loses customers to a competitor. He's also an expert driver, with skills ideal for driving getaway cars. When his financial needs mount, Beauregard accepts an invitation to a jewelry heist, with promises of a big score. The beats of this gritty thriller may be familiar, but the atmosphere feels real, the characters are alive, and emotional impact is undeniable. Lazarre-White conveys all this with his engaging voice; his performance is nuanced but sounds effortless. S.P.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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