The rich, acrid smell of exhaust fumes and burnt rubber. The air was cool and filled with the scent of gas and oil. In addition to the Chevelle, there was a Maverick, two Impalas, a few Camaros and five or six more examples of the heyday of American muscle. There were about a dozen other late-model cars parked haphazardly in front of the old convenience store. The bass from the sound system in a nearby Chevelle was hitting him in his chest so hard, it felt like someone was performing CPR on him. Laughter filled the air only to be drowned out by a cacophony of revving engines as the moon slid from behind the clouds. Read moreīeauregard thought the night sky looked like a painting. 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. Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. 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. And Bug is at his best where the scent of gasoline mixes with the smell of fear. 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. 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. 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. 'One of the year's strongest novels.' -Sun SentinelĪ husband, a father, a son, a business owner.And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi.īeauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. “A roaring, full-throttle thriller, crackling with tension and charm.” - The New York Times Book Review fast-paced, bareknuckle thriller.” -Stephen King

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