Book Buzz:-->"Gone South" by Robert McCammon (1993)

"I dig a hole 'cause I got no soul
Into the night.
I hear a phone then began to moan
Into the night.
I couldn't lose when I was on top,
I couldn't lose b
ut now it's all stopped."
Sweet
NO SPOILERS:
In "Gone South", author Robert McCammon offers up 400 pages of a terrific "chase" novel. Filled with kick-A original characters and plot twists that will catch the reader off-guard.

Two side characters that quickly come to mind from this adventure are the "straight out of left field" bounty hunters...One, with an extra arm and an added head appendage extending from the chest. The other is a struggling Elvis impersonator. However, they are not in this story for a laugh...McCammon keeps these two on the real.

"Gone South" revolves around an ex vet, Dan Lambert, who goes to the bank in hopes of convincing the loan officer to forgo repossession of his work truck.

An unexpected turn of events at the bank causes this ex-vet to have to go on the run...deep into the Louisiana swamp...while being hunted by the police...the bounty hunters...and others.

This isn't McCammon's best novel...(the legendary "Swan Song" would fit that bill)...however this is a page-turner with many delicious characters and one close call after another.
Good Stuff.


MoSkeet

Sweet:-->"Into The Night" (Desolation Boulevard) (1975)
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Comments

whiteray said…
Lord, it's been years since I read "Swan Song" and gave a glance at "Gone South." I shall have to go find it again. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks for the reminder!
Casey said…
Whiteray,
I always thought "Swan Song" held its own pretty well against "The Stand" which is my favorite book.

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