BLACKTOP WASTELAND is a timely crime fiction novel that examines what life is like for a Black man trying to achieve the American dream in a small town steeped in racism. Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." Blacktop Wasteland A Novel (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : "A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. Blacktop Wasteland A Novel (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : "A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . -- LOU BERNEY Blacktop Wasteland will let the world at large in on what the crime fiction underworld already knows: S. A. Cosby is a major, original talent. Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . “There is a sweet spot in a vehicle, whether it’s a car or a book, a perfect point of harmony between torque and horsepower or character and plot—Blacktop Wasteland is that sweet spot. 11. Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby. Searing, twisted and jaggedly human, this Southern noir heist novel leaves scars. Do you feel this is symbolic of a … Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. BLACKTOP WASTELAND. Blacktop Wasteland has generated a lot of interest over the preceding months with both veteran and new writers queuing up to sing its praises on social media. Beauregard “Bug” Montage is a family man and local mechanic struggling to compete with the corporate chains. Blacktop Wasteland (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. A complex and moving take on radical tension and self-destructive masculinity, with blistering action sequences and car chases that fairly roar off the page, this is undoubtedly one of the summer's standout reads. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. The story features a great bunch of characters who cover a wide spectrum of humanity. -- JORDAN HARPER It's fitting Blacktop Wasteland opens with a drag race. The book is gorgeous and shocking and I look forward to reading it again. Blacktop Wasteland A Novel (Book) : Cosby, S. A : "A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. By the end of the novel, Beauregard’s prized Duster has been nearly demolished. Get this from a library! Searing, twisted and jaggedly human, this Southern noir heist novel leaves scars - Jordan Harper, Edgar Award winning author of A LESSON IN VIOLENCE It's fitting Blacktop Wasteland opens with a drag race. —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . S. A. Cosby’s new novel reverberates with a throaty roar, pegging the needles with a welcomed strip of rubber laid down in a silk-scarf, lace-backed driving glove mystery world.” S. A. Cosby’s new novel reverberates with a throaty roar, pegging the needles with a welcomed strip of rubber laid down in a silk-scarf, lace-backed driving glove mystery world.” —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic … His the bestselling author of Blacktop Wasteland, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist, as well as Brotherhood of the Blade and My Darkest Prayer.When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. A New York Times Notable Books of 2020 "Narrator Adam Lazarre-White's voice exudes confidence and depth; his performance is an example of how the best audiobooks deliver pure storytelling." —Stephen King "The year's most celebrated crime novel, and with good reason. This is also a novel about the struggles of being an African American man with an absent father who’s “a ghost without a grave.” The Montages have a family tradition for violence that Beauregard doesn’t want to pass down. S. A. Cosby is a welcome, refreshing new voice in crime literature. —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . 10. Blacktop Wasteland A Novel (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : "A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. Blacktop Wasteland is an urgent, timely, pitch-perfect jolt of American noir. S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from southeastern Virginia. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. Epic but also grounded and painfully relevant, Blacktop Wasteland is a crime novel for today, and S. A. Cosby is a writer we'll be hearing from for quite some time. —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . Blacktop Wasteland (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : "A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. Blacktop Wasteland is a dark and gritty novel that is not for the fainthearted due its multiple explosions of violence which are explicit without ever being gratuitous. The hype, especially considering that Blacktop Wasteland is only Cosby’s second novel, is quite something. S. A. Cosby’s new novel reverberates with a throaty roar, pegging the needles with a welcomed strip of rubber laid down in a silk-scarf, lace-backed driving glove mystery world.” Blacktop Wasteland A Novel (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : "A gritty, voice-driven thriller about a former getaway driver who thought he had escaped the criminal life who is pulled back in by race, poverty, and his own former life of crime. 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. ; Macmillan Audio (Firm)] -- "Beauregard "Bug" Montage: husband, father, honest car mechanic. The story is perfect for fans of dark, gritty reads with a nod to noir. --Michael Koryta, bestselling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead "There is a sweet spot in a vehicle, whether it's a car or a book, a perfect point of harmony between torque and horsepower or character and plot--Blacktop Wasteland is that sweet spot. ; Findaway World, LLC. —Sun Sentinel "I loved Blacktop Wasteland, by S.A. Cosby. Listen to Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby,Adam Lazarre-White with a free trial.\nListen to unlimited* audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . Blacktop wasteland : a novel. I loved this book." “There is a sweet spot in a vehicle, whether it’s a car or a book, a perfect point of harmony between torque and horsepower or character and plot—Blacktop Wasteland is that sweet spot. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." “There is a sweet spot in a vehicle, whether it’s a car or a book, a perfect point of harmony between torque and horsepower or character and plot—Blacktop Wasteland is that sweet spot. Blacktop Wasteland will let the world at large in on what the crime fiction underworld already knows: S. A. Cosby is a major, original talent. Blacktop Wasteland A Novel (Book) : Cosby, S. A. : "Beauregard "Bug" Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. Blacktop Wasteland is a ride that will stick with you long after the engine has cooled." The epigram tells you all you need to know about this fast-paced, bareknuckle thriller: 'Drive it like you stole it." Montage --- the irony of the protagonist’s name is not lost in the narrative --- is a man attempting to break the pattern of his own upbringing and only partially succeeding. —Salon " We're in Elmore Leonard land …Bug's got a conscience not typical of the thriller genre, but other than that, this novel recalls almost perfectly the classic heist thriller in the vein of Richard Stark's "Parker" novels . BLACKTOP WASTELAND is an edgy study in dual natures existing in the same person at the same time. How do you feel his fate will affect Beauregard going forward after the events of Blacktop Wasteland? [S A Cosby; Adam Lazarre-White; Playaway Digital Audio. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a man with many different titles: husband, father, friend, honest car mechanic. Kelvin is Beauregard’s cousin and his best friend. 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