Blacktop Wasteland

A Novel

Book • 2020

Blacktop Wasteland follows Beauregard 'Bug' Montage, a skilled wheelman trying to leave his past of crime behind in rural Virginia, but family troubles and debts force him into one last high-stakes job involving heists and brutal violence.

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Cosby's debut major novel explores themes of masculinity, racism, and Southern struggles with gritty prose, earning acclaim as a New York Times Notable Book, LA Times Book Prize winner for Mystery/Thriller, and Amazon's #1 Mystery and Thriller of the Year.

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