by S.A. Cosby
A husband, a father, a son, a business owner... And the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast. He thought he'd left all that behind him, but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn inexorably back into a world of blood and bullets. When a smooth-talking former associate comes calling with a can't-miss jewelry store heist, Bug feels he has no choice but to get back in the driver's seat. And Bug is at his best where the scent of gasoline mixes with the smell of fear.…
"Author Rob Hart said it perfectly when he called Blacktop Wasteland “the literary equivalent of a muscle car—sleek, a little dangerous, and when it kicks into gear, you hold on for dear life.” This novel is the story of Beauregard ‘Bug’ Montage—an honest mechanic, loving husband, and hard-working dad. He’s also a former getaway driver with a past. As Bug’s carefully-crafted new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn back into the world he thought he’d left behind. Let’s just talk a moment about S.A. Cosby’s incredible voice and unforgettable characters. Don’t tell me for a moment Bug—or any of the other characters who grace these pages—are not real people. I refuse to believe it. They are too multi-dimensional, too flawed, sympathetic, and too perfectly human. And then there’s the story: gritty, dynamic noir by an author in complete command of his craft. As an author, I read mastery like this with equal parts awe and envy."
