Dead Man's Drive: A Rot Rods Novel
by Michael Panush
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Pub Date Feb 20 2014 | Archive Date Apr 03 2014
Description
La Cruz looks like an average Southern California small town in the 1950s Post-War Boom, but it has some dark secrets - and its guardians. They are the supernaturally adept drivers of Donovan Motors, including former Okie bank robber Wooster Stokes, Zoot Suiter and part time shaman Angel Rey, college girl and burgeoning sorceress Betty Bright and - their latest member - an amnesiac zombie known only as Roscoe. The drivers stand between La Cruz and chaos with only their wits and some fast hot rods to help them hold back the darkness. But an onslaught of demonic attacks heralds a new danger. Reed Strickland, a ruthless tycoon with unholy assistance, seems intent on making La Cruz his. Only Roscoe and the drivers can stop him. But Strickland's allies stir painful memories in Roscoe - and even an undead gearhead is no match for his own past. Roscoe will need to overcome his memories, stand with his friends and keep his motor as the battle for La Cruz begins in a tale of white hot vehicular action, arcane Noir, and Hollywood horror that reveals the rotten heart of California's Golden Age.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781620074510 |
| PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
Average rating from 12 members
Featured Reviews
Mallory Anne-Marie H, Reviewer
What's not to Love? Hot rods, friends & fun, thrills and chills, action, adventure, Satanism, Supernatural, "the good guys vs. the bad guys"---and a zombie with emotions!! What a cool book, and I sure hope it's a series. I consider this a Keeper.
Sandy R, Reviewer
I wanted to read this book because I get a kick out of zombie novels. This wasn't quite what I was expecting and it took me a little while to really get into the book. But once I got into it, I enjoyed it.
Roscoe, the main zombie character, isn't your typical mindless shuffling brain-hungry zombie. He has free will and eats food, not people. Later in the book there are bunches of more typical zombies.
The biggest obstacle for me was the 1950s setting and language. I found the use of the term "Negro" really hard to take. I know that was the common terminology at that time but reading it was really discordant. And this was the first book I read on a Kindle so that also took getting used to.
For those reasons, the first 10-15% of the book wasn't enjoyable for me and I almost quit reading it. But I pushed through and was glad I did because I ultimately enjoyed it.
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