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Driver, the protagonist of this slim neo-noir, pours his soul into his driving, both for Hollywood as a stunt man and for less savory characters as a getaway man. When a robbe...Read more
Drive by James Sallis (2005, Paperback)
Author: James SallisPublisher: Poisoned Pen PrLanguage: English
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Driver, the protagonist of this slim neo-noir, pours his soul into his driving, both for Hollywood as a stunt man and for less savory characters as a getaway man. When a robbery goes bad and Driver gets blamed for it, he goes on the lam, evading his pursuers and seeking vengeance on his betrayers.
Publisher's Note
Driver, a man who makes a living doing stunt driving for films during the day and by driving for criminals at night, finds himself caught in the middle when he is double-crossed by some former partners and is forced to take violent means to protect himself and to seek revenge on his betrayers, in a short novel that evokes the world of classic noir. (Mystery)
Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be no doubt. But for now Driver is, as they say, in the moment. And the moment includes this blood lapping toward him, the pressure of dawn's late light at windows and door, traffic sounds from the interstate nearby, the sound of someone weeping in the next room....Thus begins Drive, a new novella by one of the nation's most respected and honored writers of noir fiction. Set mostly in Arizona and L.A., the story is, according to Sallis, "...about a guy who does stunt driving for movies by day and drives for criminals at night. In classic noir fashion, he is double-crossed and, though before he has never participated in the violence ('I drive. That's all.'), he goes after the ones who doublecrossed and tried to kill him."
Industry Reviews
"Deadpan dialogue and vivid descriptions add up to a short, sharp, shocking story of violence and treachery."
(07/01/2006)
"[A] perfect piece of noir fiction."
New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (09/25/2005)
"[M]asterfully convoluted....Sallis gives us most tightly written mystery to date, worthy of comparison to the compact, exciting oeuvre of French noir giant Jean-Patrick Manchette." (starred review)
Publishers Weekly (08/01/2005)
Driver, the protagonist of this slim neo-noir, pours his soul into his driving, both for Hollywood as a stunt man and for less savory characters as a getaway man. When a robbery goes bad and Driver gets blamed for it, he goes on the lam, evading his pursuers and seeking vengeance on his betrayers.
| Key Details | |
| Author: | James Sallis |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Poisoned Pen Pr |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN-10: | 1590581903 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781590581902 |
| Size | |
| Length: | 172 pages |
| Thickness: | 0.5 in |
| Weight: | 9 oz |
Publisher's Note
Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be no doubt. But for now Driver is, as they say, in the moment. And the moment includes this blood lapping toward him, the pressure of dawn's late light at windows and door, traffic sounds from the interstate nearby, the sound of someone weeping in the next room....
Thus begins Drive, a new novella by one of the nation's most respected and honored writers of noir fiction. Set mostly in Arizona and L.A., the story is, according to Sallis, ..."about a guy who does stunt driving for movies by day and drives for criminals at night. In classic noir fashion, he is double-crossed and, though before he has never participated in the violence ('I drive. That's all.'), he goes after the ones who doublecrossed and tried to kill him."
Thus begins Drive, a new novella by one of the nation's most respected and honored writers of noir fiction. Set mostly in Arizona and L.A., the story is, according to Sallis, ..."about a guy who does stunt driving for movies by day and drives for criminals at night. In classic noir fashion, he is double-crossed and, though before he has never participated in the violence ('I drive. That's all.'), he goes after the ones who doublecrossed and tried to kill him."
Driver, a man who makes a living doing stunt driving for films during the day and by driving for criminals at night, finds himself caught in the middle when he is double-crossed by some former partners and is forced to take violent means to protect himself and to seek revenge on his betrayers, in a short novel that evokes the world of classic noir. (Mystery)
Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him, Driver would wonder whether he had made a terrible mistake. Later still, of course, there'd be no doubt. But for now Driver is, as they say, in the moment. And the moment includes this blood lapping toward him, the pressure of dawn's late light at windows and door, traffic sounds from the interstate nearby, the sound of someone weeping in the next room....Thus begins Drive, a new novella by one of the nation's most respected and honored writers of noir fiction. Set mostly in Arizona and L.A., the story is, according to Sallis, "...about a guy who does stunt driving for movies by day and drives for criminals at night. In classic noir fashion, he is double-crossed and, though before he has never participated in the violence ('I drive. That's all.'), he goes after the ones who doublecrossed and tried to kill him."
Industry Reviews
(07/01/2006)
New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (09/25/2005)
Publishers Weekly (08/01/2005)
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