Books by Nic Pizzolatto

'Recalls only the finest examples of the form' Dennis Lehane'The elegance Pizzolatto brings to his heart-wrenching story makes it unforgettable' Daily MailFrom the creator of the hit HBO series True Detective comes a powerful, gleaming-dark thriller rich with Southern atmosphere.Roy Cady is by his own admission 'a bad man'. With a snow flurry of cancer in his lungs and no one to live for, he's a walking time-bomb of violence. Following a fling with his boss's lover, he's sent on a routine assignment he knows is a death trap. Yet after a smoking spasm of violence, Roy's would-be killers are mostly dead and he is mostly alive.Before Roy makes his getaway, he finds a beaten-up woman in the apartment, and sees something in her frightened, defiant eyes that causes a crucial decision. He takes her with him on the run from New Orleans to Galveston, Texas, permanently entwining their fate along a highway of seedy bars and fleabag hotels, a world of treacherous drifters, pick-up trucks, and ashed-out hopes, with death just a car-length behind.Nic Pizzolatto's highly acclaimed, Edgar Award-nominated thriller announces the arrival of a major new talent for fans of Dennis Lehane, James Lee Burke and Breaking Bad.'A good old Southern gothic treat of a road trip through Texas and Louisiana. Think James Lee Burke meets Midnight In The Garden of Good And Evil with shades of Paris, Texas'Sam Baker, The Pool'Terrific dialogue'Kirkus'Pizzolatto's insightful portrayal is rough and tumble real. He vividly captures Galveston in all its desperate vulnerability'Publishers Weekly'A truly original and gifted writer'Litro

Af forfatteren bag den internationalt berømmede HBO-serie ’True Detective’Mens orkanen Ike vokser sig mægtig over Den Mexicanske Golf og uafvendeligt nærmer sig Galveston, indleder den dødsdømte gangster Roy et lige så katastrofalt, men også livsbekræftende og usandsynligt venskab med den purunge luder Rocky, der har fået en usædvanlig hård start i livet.De to møder hinanden, den dag Roy Cady har fået at vide, at han har en uhelbredelig kræftsygdom. Samme dag skyder han sig ud af et baghold, der er sat op af hans egen boss, og som det ikke var meningen, han skulle overleve. Den eneste anden, der overlever skyderiet,er den unge prostituerede Rocky.Rocky og Roy flygter sammen i en gammel pickup med retning mod Galveston, Texas. Men også med retning direkte ind i begges fortid og mod en meget uvis fremtid."Den bedste roman noir jeg har læst i mere end ti år. Den er mørk, brutal, sexet og sørgelig, og så flyder den over af så pragtfuldt turneret prosa, at jeg var grundmisundelig, mens jeg læste den."Dennis Lehane"Galveston er skrevet med så gennemført autentisk og frygtløs en menneskelighed, at den bærer mindelser om de allerbedste forgængere i genren."The New York Times Book Review"Mens Pizzolatto overlegent skifter mellem fortid og nutid, fanger han skarpt og præcist den desperate sårbarhed, som byen Galveston repræsenterer."Publishers Weekly