Two Texan ex-cons, Ray Bob and Eddie, have just killed a convenience store clerk over a penny. Now, with a pack of cigarettes, a stolen Caddy, and no plan, the two must think fast-and move faster, in this novel with and "a lyric voice that sings itself raw. and "( New York Times Book Review ) and "My kind of book. and " (James Ellroy) and "Cook's plot tumbles from scene to scene with jarring brilliance, the pathos of his characters lending his otherwise brutal world a certain beauty. and " ( Publishers Weekly ) and "Elmore Leonard's laconic flair with the dumb and dangerous [and] James Lee Burke's lyric feel for the dark hearts in a New South-Robbers ranges wild and wide, deep through the heart of Texas. and " (Michael Malone, author of Time's Witness ) and "Cook clearly has the suspense-building gene...The nerve-jangling plot tick-tick-ticks toward its explosive end. and " ( Texas Monthly ) and "High-octane...Cook takes the noir chase novel on some remarkable detours. and " ( Booklist , starred review) and "This is a terrific book. I haven't enjoyed a novel this much in years. and " (James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss )