A small Texas town heats up as a drifter turns to crime in this "ingeniously plotted" tale of guilt, greed, and lust that inspired the Dennis Hopper film (The New York Times).




In a town so small that Main Street is only three blocks long, there isn't a lot to do -- other than work, ogle women, and think about fast ways to get rich. After a year of aimless wandering, Madox has landed here, nearly broke and with no prospects but a dead-end job selling cars to yokels. Until one afternoon a fire at the burger joint draws the attention of everyone in town -- including the men who are supposed to be guarding the bank. It's almost too good to be true, but there it is -- $15,000 lying around, watched by no one. Now all Madox needs is a little nerve and a second distraction. And while one woman will give him the nerve, another will make him ready to kill.

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• Publication Date: September 18, 2012
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• Print Length: 219 Pages
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