{"product_id":"galveston-1","title":"Galveston","description":"''Recalls only the finest examples of the form'' Dennis Lehane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The elegance Pizzolatto brings to his heart-wrenching story makes it unforgettable'' Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the creator of the hit HBO series True Detective comes a powerful, gleaming-dark thriller rich with Southern atmosphere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 Breaking Bad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A good old Southern gothic treat of a road trip through Texas and Louisiana. Think James Lee Burke meets Midnight In The Garden of Good And Evil with shades of Paris, Texas''\u003cbr\u003eSam Baker, The Pool\u003cbr\u003e''Terrific dialogue''\u003cbr\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e''Pizzolatto''s insightful portrayal is rough and tumble real. He vividly captures Galveston in all its desperate vulnerability''\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e''A truly original and gifted writer''\u003cbr\u003eLitro","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57159552565583,"sku":"9780751557053","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780751557053_1-galveston.jpg?v=1772611758","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/galveston-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}