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The Low Road [Paperback]

Chris Womersley (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 2007

A suitcase of stolen cash has brought three criminals together. One has a bullet in his side. One has blood on his hands. One has vengeance on his mind. Each has run from their past. Each will now fight for their future.

A modern noir thriller, The Low Road highlights our desire to outrun our demons, and the dark consequences we face when we are forced to confront them.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Scribe Publications; 1st edition (2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 192121547X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1921215476
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,264,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Hard-bitten noir' The Independent.

'His writing [is] alive and intelligent' The Bookbag.

'A prizewinning and stylish noir thriller, defined by its lyrical quality and its power to manipulate our empathy ... this is a sublime and perfectly constructed literary crime thriller' Raven Crime Reads.

'If you are tiring of familiar fare, then this is something innovative and unusual ... a book that deserves the widest possible circulation' Good Book Guide. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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A suitcase of stolen cash has brought three criminals together. One has a bullet in his side. One has blood on his hands. One has vengeance on his mind. Each has run from their past. Each will now fight for their future. A modern noir thriller, The Low Road highlights our desire to outrun our demons, and the dark consequences we face when we are forced to confront them.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars an okish read 8 April 2013
By bookmoviefanatic
Format:Paperback
this was an okish read for me. three criminals are involved with a suit case of stolen money. If you like this type of read then its the book for you.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Compulsive but downbeat 24 Feb 2013
By C. J. L. Williams
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This novel was compulsive but hardly enjoyable reading, with atmosphere almost dystopic in the sordid, hopeless lives and backgrounds of its main characters. Both of these men, one old, one young are well defined. I worked out that the setting was Australia, but it could have been set in any country
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The relationships between these two very diverse people was sensitively developed. The reader was drawn more and more into sympathy with their unfortunate circumstances. I understood the reason for the final scene with the horse - it was a fitting ending, but so painful and difficult to read that it caused me to delete the book from my kindle - but that's just squeamish me!
I think the author has a powerful gift and at present seems influenced by Cormac McCarthy ("The Road"). I would be inclined to read more of his work, if I think my stomach will stand it..
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Dare I say perfect? Oh yes... 25 Jan 2013
By Raven TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
Chris Womersley's previous UK release `Bereft' was easily one of my favourite literary fiction reads of the last year, with its beautiful prose and thought provoking examination of human relationships, so I am delighted that Quercus have released this, originally published in Australia in 2007, to bolster his recognition here in the UK. A prizewinning and stylish noir thriller, `The Low Road', transcends the crime thriller genre and is a sublime example of literary crime fiction, defined by its lyrical quality and its power to manipulate our empathy towards the three essentially criminal protagonists.

Opening within the confines of a rundown motel in an unnamed location, Lee is seeking sanctuary after making off with a suitcase stuffed with cash, having received a bullet wound in the course of his actions. Wild, a disgraced medical practitioner with a reliance on drugs is also holed up there, having deserted his marital home, after his malpractice has come to light. Through the machinations of brassy motel owner, Sylvia, the men enter each others lives, and having found out that Lee is being pursued by the sinister Josef, to recover the contents of the suitcase, the two go on the run together, as Lee tries to reach what he perceives to be the relative safety of his sister's home. As Lee's physical condition deteriorates, Wild endeavours to seek out an old medical colleague of his to attend to Lee but fate has more in store for them than they could possibly imagine...

As their journey propels them further into danger, herein lies the mastery of Womersley's writing, and his innate ability to twist our preconceptions of the character's criminal activities.... Read more ›
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