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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 towards him, Driver would wonder if he'd made a terrible mistake. Later, 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 towards 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...
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Published in hardcover by Poisoned Pen Press, 2005, 1-59058-181-4
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An Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Fiction Book of 2005
A Washington Post Best Book of 2005
Driver works as a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. He drives, that’s all—until he’s double-crossed.
"One stark and stunning tale of murder, treachery, and deceit . . . [Drive] packs a wallop."—Boston Globe
"A perfect piece of noir fiction . . . focus[ing] on those hollowed-out moments when a man’s moral landscape suddenly shifts and he’s plunged into darkness."—The New York Times Book Review
"Imagine the heart of Jim Thompson beating in the poetic chest of James Sallis and you’ll have some idea of the beauty, sadness and power of Drive."—Chicago Tribune
"Bottom line: Drive is a chopped and channeled, foot-to-the-fire-wall, hardboiled ride."—This Week
James Sallis is the author of the Lew Griffin novels and over a dozen other books, including the biography Chester Himes, a New York Times Notable Book. He has been short-listed for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger awards. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
A Washington Post Best Book of 2005
Driver works as a stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. He drives, that’s all—until he’s double-crossed.
"One stark and stunning tale of murder, treachery, and deceit . . . [Drive] packs a wallop."—Boston Globe
"A perfect piece of noir fiction . . . focus[ing] on those hollowed-out moments when a man’s moral landscape suddenly shifts and he’s plunged into darkness."—The New York Times Book Review
"Imagine the heart of Jim Thompson beating in the poetic chest of James Sallis and you’ll have some idea of the beauty, sadness and power of Drive."—Chicago Tribune
"Bottom line: Drive is a chopped and channeled, foot-to-the-fire-wall, hardboiled ride."—This Week
James Sallis is the author of the Lew Griffin novels and over a dozen other books, including the biography Chester Himes, a New York Times Notable Book. He has been short-listed for the Anthony, Nebula, Edgar, Shamus, and Gold Dagger awards. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
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- PublisherNo Exit Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1842431145
- ISBN 13 9781842431146
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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