{"product_id":"galveston-by-nic-pizzolatto-9780751557053","title":"Galveston","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Recalls only the finest examples of the form'\u003c\/b\u003e — Dennis Lehane.\n\n\u003cb\u003e'The elegance Pizzolatto brings to his heart-wrenching story makes it unforgettable'\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of the hit HBO series \u003ci\u003eTRUE DETECTIVE\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful, gleaming-dark thriller rich with Southern atmosphere.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ci\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 \u003ci\u003eBREAKING BAD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA good old Southern gothic treat of a road trip\u003c\/b\u003e through Texas and Louisiana. Think James Lee Burke meets \u003ci\u003eMIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL\u003c\/i\u003e with shades of \u003ci\u003ePARIS, TEXAS\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e — Sam Baker, \u003ci\u003eThe Pool\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTerrific\u003c\/b\u003e dialogue'\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Pizzolatto's \u003cb\u003einsightful\u003c\/b\u003e portrayal is rough and tumble real. He vividly captures Galveston in all its desperate vulnerability'\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etruly original\u003c\/b\u003e and gifted writer'\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003ci\u003eLitro\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536606183660,"sku":"9780751557053","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780751557053-galveston.jpg?v=1776384332","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/galveston-by-nic-pizzolatto-9780751557053","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}