It’s got so much to unpack and one that I think would make a fantastic book club pick. This book is one that will stay with me for a long time. His desperation was causing him to make choices between who he was and who he wants to be and he finds that that line between the two is not as clear as he wants it to be. I loved that he was such a take-charge guy. His loyalty to his family is so evident and his internal struggle with what to do is palpable. They might not all be likeable, but they will be memorable. The characters leap off the pages in this book. You find yourself rooting for Bug to figure things out without doing too much irreparable damage to himself or his family.

It’s as much a thrilling read as it is an emotionally charged one. At times, it is a pure adrenaline run, and at other times, you feel the suspense and tension dripping off the pages as you are not sure what is going to happen next.

This book is dark, gritty and full of action. The problem is, will be risk be worth the cost? Can you ever keep your past from your future? Is it possible to completely change who you really are? This is something Bug thought he had done, but once a getaway driver, always a getaway driver. Here is a man trying to do the right thing, to stay true to his family and keep his past and those demons from getting out, but times are tough and when opportunity comes knocking it’s hard to say no. This book kept me engaged and completely invested in all the characters we meet, but most especially Beauregard “Bug” Montage. Right from the start, I was pulled into this book and I never felt that intensity let up. This is a book that should be on everyone’s reading list – it for sure will be one that I will be talking about for a long time! And not only did it have action, but it had heart. My thoughts: I read a lot of crime fiction but never have I read a book that kept me as engaged as this one did. Page-turning read for fans of acclaimed writers such as Don Winslow,Īttica Locke, Bill Beverley and Thomas Mullen. Holds up a cracked mirror to the American dream. Wrong, he’s sucked into a grimy underworld which threatens everything,įiction, BLACKTOP WASTELAND is a dazzling, operatic crime novel that Takes part in a daring diamond heist to solve his money troubles – and Just like his father, who disappearedĪfter a series of financial calamities (worsenedīy the racial prejudices of the small town he lives in) Bug reluctantly Known – from North Carolina to the beaches of Florida – as the best “Bug” Montage: husband, father, honest car mechanic. IT’S A CRIME THAT HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

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