Dodgers

Name: Dodgers
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781843447788
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By Bill Beverly

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Summary

Dodgers by Bill Beverly is a gripping crime novel that follows East, a young gang member sent on a dangerous cross-country mission from Los Angeles to Wisconsin. Tasked with this high-stakes job alongside his motley crew, East navigates through unfamiliar territories and internal struggles, leading to unexpected revelations and personal growth. The novel intricately explores themes of loyalty, identity, and the harsh realities of crime-influenced life.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This gripping crime thriller may appeal to you if you enjoy tales of reluctant journeys through dangerous landscapes. The story follows a young man's road trip with a purpose, filled with tension and moral dilemmas. It's perfect for readers captivated by intense character studies and atmospheric storytelling.

Dodgers

Winner oftwoCWA Daggers awards! The Wire and in the spirit of Scott Smith's A Simple Plan and Richard Price's Clockers , Dodgers is itself something entirely original: a gripping literary crime novel with a compact cast whose intimate story opens up to become a reflection on the nature of belonging and reinvention.

Description

When East, a low-level lookout for a Los Angeles drug organisation, loses his watch house in a police raid, his boss recruits him for a very different job: a road trip to assassinate a judge in Wisconsin.

Having no choice, East and a crew of untested boys leave the only home they've ever known in a nondescript blue van, with a roll of cash, a map, and a gun they shouldn't have. Along the way, the country surprises East. The blood on his hands isn't the blood he expects. And he reaches places where only he can decide which way to go - or which person to become.

Dodgers by Bill Beverly is a gripping tale of adventure, self-discovery, and the unpredictable turns life can take.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Bill Beverly's Dodgers has been lauded as a masterful crime and thriller novel by critics. It is praised for its storytelling prowess, being deemed a masterpiece and a tremendous achievement by notable authors like Michael Redhill and Don Winslow. Critics have appreciated its gripping narrative, with praise highlighting the book's rich language and insightful exploration of themes, marking it as both violent and beautifully written.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781843447788

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 December 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: No Exit Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

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Bill Beverly Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction

About the Author

Bill Beverly was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He studied literature and writing at Oberlin College, including time in London studying theatre and the Industrial Revolution. He then studied fiction and pursued a Ph.D. in American literature at the University of Florida. His research on criminal fugitives and the stories surrounding them became the book On the Lam: Narratives of Flight in J. Edgar Hoover's America. He now teaches American literature and writing at Trinity University in Washington D.C. and lives with his wife, the poet and writer Deborah Ager, and their daughter Olive, in Hyattsville, Maryland. He collects beer cans. Dodgers is his debut novel.