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Philip Wilding’s first novel turns a coast‑to‑coast road trip into a chilling portrait of violence and its ripple effects. From the Jersey Shore to the Pacific Ocean, a driver stalks an America that feels warped and dream‑like. While police and his haunted past pursue him, the narrative interlaces the sorrow of a porn star who can no longer perform, a widower searching for love, and parents returning to the site of their son’s murder. As the driver stops and murders along the way, the story dives into a macabre reinterpretation of the American Dream, culminating in a relentless, contemporary noir drama.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Crime Fiction/Noir
Authors: Wilding, Philip
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