{"product_id":"9780751557053","title":"Galveston","description":"Author: Nic Pizzolatto\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780751557053\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Recalls only the finest examples of the form' \u003c\/b\u003eDennis Lehane\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The elegance Pizzolatto brings to his heart-wrenching story makes it unforgettable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the creator of the hit HBO series \u003ci\u003eTRUE DETECTIVE\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful, gleaming-dark thriller rich with Southern atmosphere.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoy Cady is by his own admission 'a bad man'. With a snow flurry of cancer in his lungs and no one to live for, he's a walking time-bomb of violence. 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Roy makes his getaway, he finds a beaten-up woman in the apartment, and sees something in her frightened, defiant eyes that causes a crucial decision. He takes her with him on the run from New Orleans to Galveston, Texas, permanently entwining their fate along a highway of seedy bars and fleabag hotels, a world of treacherous drifters, pick-up trucks, and ashed-out hopes, with death just a car-length behind.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNic Pizzolatto's highly acclaimed, Edgar Award-nominated thriller announces the arrival of a major new talent for fans of Dennis Lehane, James Lee Burke and \u003c\/i\u003eBREAKING BAD\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA good old Southern gothic treat of a road trip\u003c\/b\u003e through Texas and Louisiana. Think James Lee Burke meets \u003ci\u003eMIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL\u003c\/i\u003e with shades of\u003ci\u003e PARIS, TEXAS' - \u003c\/i\u003eSam Baker, \u003ci\u003eThe Pool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTerrific \u003c\/b\u003edialogue' - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Pizzolatto's \u003cb\u003einsightful \u003c\/b\u003eportrayal is rough and tumble real. He vividly captures Galveston in all its desperate vulnerability' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etruly original\u003c\/b\u003e and gifted writer' - \u003ci\u003eLitro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46463622512798,"sku":"ADS-9780751557053","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780751557053.jpg?v=1769924170","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780751557053","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}