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Dark Southern thriller; raw humanity meets fate.
"Galveston" might resonate with you if you appreciate stories that blend grim reality with a touch of the human spirit's indefatigable nature. Nic Pizzolatto, famed for "True Detective," weaves a narrative with such potent atmosphere and gritty character depth, it sticks with you. It's a journey not just across the seedy underbelly of the South but also into the complexities of choice and redemption. If you're drawn to the bleak yet beautiful, this could be a profound read for you.
- Martin Beck Award (2015)
- Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2011)
- Prix du premier roman for Best First Novel
- Spur Award for Best First Novel (2011)
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ISBN: 9780751557053
Authors:
Nic Pizzolatto
Publisher: Sphere
Date of Publication: 2014-03-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections:
Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.72
(rated by 15070 readers)
Description
From the creator of the hit HBO series True Detective comes a powerful, gleaming-dark thriller rich with Southern atmosphere. Roy Cady is by his own admission 'a bad man', with a snow flurry of cancer in his lungs and no one to live for. Following a fling with his boss's lover, he's sent on a routine assignment he knows is a death trap. Yet after a smoking spasm of violence, Roy's would-be killers are mostly dead and he is mostly alive. Before Roy makes his getaway, he finds a beaten-up woman in the apartment, and sees something in her frightened, defiant eyes. Together they go on the run from New Orleans to Galveston, Texas, entwining their fates along a highway of seedy bars and fleabag hotels, treacherous drifters and ashed-out hopes, with death just a car-length behind.
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Dark Southern thriller; raw humanity meets fate.
"Galveston" might resonate with you if you appreciate stories that blend grim reality with a touch of the human spirit's indefatigable nature. Nic Pizzolatto, famed for "True Detective," weaves a narrative with such potent atmosphere and gritty character depth, it sticks with you. It's a journey not just across the seedy underbelly of the South but also into the complexities of choice and redemption. If you're drawn to the bleak yet beautiful, this could be a profound read for you.
- Martin Beck Award (2015)
- Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2011)
- Prix du premier roman for Best First Novel
- Spur Award for Best First Novel (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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