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Scott Von Doviak
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One of "The Most Wanted Crime Novels of 2023"—Crimefictionlover.com
Join a heart-racing road trip across 1970s America as two cousins make the heist of their lives and must avoid the cops and criminals hot on their tails.
It's the summer of '74 . . . Richard Nixon has resigned from office, CB radios are the hot new thing, and in the great state of Texas two cousins hatch a plan to drive $1 million worth of stolen weed to Idaho, where some lunatic is gearing up to jump Snake River Canyon on a rocket-powered motorcycle. But with a vengeful sheriff on their tail and the revered and feared marijuana kingpin of Central Texas out to get his stash back, Chuck and Dean are in for the ride of their lives—if they can make it out alive . . .
Scott Von Doviak, longtime pop-culture journalist for The A. V. Club, Film Threat, the Hollywood Reporter, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, made a splash with his debut novel, Charlesgate Confidential, which Stephen King called "terrific" and "a fun machine . . . the white-knuckle kind." With Lowdown Road, he cements his reputation for pedal-to-the-metal storytelling that also makes you think about just who we are and where our darker roads might lead us.
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A group of criminals in 1946 pull off the heist of the century, stealing a dozen priceless works of art from a Boston museum. But while the thieves get caught, the art is never found. Forty years later, the last surviving thief gets out of jail and goes hunting for the loot, involving some innocent college students in his dangerous plan—and twenty-eight years after that, in the present day, the former college kids, now all grown up, are drawn back into danger as the still-missing art tempts a deadly new generation of treasure hunters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun and enjoyable
- By linusnc on 06-20-24
By: Scott Von Doviak
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Dark Ride
- A Thriller
- By: Lou Berney
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 43
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Twenty-one-year-old Hardy “Hardly” Reed—good-natured, easygoing, usually stoned—is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions. Then one day he notices two children, around six or seven, sitting all alone on a bench. Hardly checks if they’re okay and sees injuries on both children. Someone is hurting these kids. He reports the incident to Child Protective Service. That should be the end of it. After all, Hardly's not good at looking out for himself so the last thing he wants to do is look out for anyone else.
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3 out of 5 stars
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just ok
- By SB on 09-20-23
By: Lou Berney
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Somebody Owes Me Money
- A Hard Case Crime Novel
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Cab driver Chet Conway was hoping for a good tip from his latest fare, the sort he could spend. But what he got was a tip on a horse race; which might have turned out okay, except that when he went to collect his winnings, Chet found his bookie lying dead on the living room floor. Chet knows he had nothing to do with it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great reading of a hilarious novel
- By G. Steyn on 09-12-08
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The Seminarian
- By: Hart Hanson
- Narrated by: Evan Sibley
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Xavier “Priest” Priestly is a snarky former seminarian turned private investigator. Dusty Queen is a hard-as-nails professional stuntwoman and freelance bodyguard. When Dusty’s girlfriend suddenly disappears, a woman in a strange blue wig tries to assassinate Priest, and a twelve-year-old boy shows up claiming to be his son, the two friends are thrown into a maelstrom of intrigue and high-stakes violence that’s as convoluted and dangerous as it is hilarious. Thankfully, Priest and Dusty don’t have to navigate these tangled mysteries alone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story, great narration
- By Anne on 06-15-24
By: Hart Hanson
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Five Decembers
- By: James Kestrel
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 569
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December 1941. America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe McGrady is assigned to investigate a homicide that will change his life forever. The trail of murder he uncovers will lead him across the Pacific, far from home and the woman he loves; and though the U.S. doesn't know it yet, a Japanese fleet is already steaming toward Pearl Harbor. Spanning the entirety of World War II, Five Decembers is a beautiful, masterful, powerful novel that will live in your memory forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 10-10-22
By: James Kestrel
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A Line in the Sand
- A Novel
- By: Kevin Powers
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 194
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One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead body is discovered by a man taking his daily swim—Arman Bajalan, formerly an interpreter in Iraq. After narrowly surviving an assassination attempt that killed his wife and child, Arman has been given lonely sanctuary in the US as a maintenance worker at the Sea Breeze Motel. Now, convinced that the body is connected to his past, he knows he is still not safe.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A preposterous bloodbath
- By David Benjamin on 07-06-23
By: Kevin Powers
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- ciak
- 05-18-24
wild run
Even though this concerns crimes that are being committed by most of the characters in this story, is overly laced with comedy.
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- Jbean333
- 11-22-23
Great story telling!
Loved the 70's setting, and the twists and turns in the plot! Kept my interest cover to cover, what a ride!
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- Ryan Saint George
- 02-26-25
Exciting, funny, entertaining
Loved this book. From start to finish it’s a hectic fun ride. Narrator did a fantastic job.
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- Gerti
- 01-03-24
Had to pace myself
I could have finished this in one sitting and had to pace myself to make it last longer. A joke that one of the main characters would have laughed at. If you liked smoky and the bandit but wished it was modernized this is perfect for you.
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- ZUrlocker
- 07-11-23
A perfect summer escape heist novel
Lowdown Road is a great southern-fried tribute to 70's drive-in fare. It's a compelling heist story that pulls you in, twists and turns and leaves you wanting more. Two Texas cousins steal a taco truck loaded with 250 pounds of high-grade Mexican pot to drive up to Idaho where Evil Knievel will attempt the to jump Snake River Canyon on a rocket-powered motorcycle so they can unload the pot at a hefty profit. The only problem is they're being trailed by a sherif who's gone off the deep end, a biker gang and, the pot dealer himself. You'll meet a whole range of colorful characters along the way as the cousins dodge their way through trouble.
This is a great summer read and the narration is well done. Be sure to check out Von Doviak's first book, Charlesgate Confidential, also.
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- Joe
- 12-24-23
hmm... what have I been sold?
Besides the mention of Evil Knievel and a few classic country and rock songs, this is hardly a 70's story. Instead, it's a poorly disguised modern story laced with the poison of the "woke" mind virus. Once one figures that out, which will happen quickly, then there's nothing there to entertain the reader.
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