Dust Devils
James Reasoner. Point Blank (www.pointblankpress.com), $16.95 paper (152p) ISBN
978-0-8095-7245-8
With a simple but
effective plot and understated prose, this outstanding "redneck noir"
successfully gives the windswept Texas plains the feel of mean city streets. Young, callow
Toby McCoy appears at an isolated farmhouse, apparently just seeking work. Soon he’s
plowing the fields, feeding the hogs and making eyes at Grace Halligan, the lovely older
woman who owns the place. Just as the two move beyond a professional relationship, strange
gunmen appear at the farm, forcing the lovers to reveal the extent of their mutual
deceptions as they hit the road—with two dogs in the back of their pickup
truck—in search of a double-crossing bank robber and the money he owes Grace. In the
spirit of the genre, Reasoner (Texas Wind) saves the final chilling revelations for the
very end, captivating the reader with other twists and turns along the way. (Aug.)
-- Publishers Weekly, 6/18/2007
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