An out-of-work journalist finds a second life \'stealing cars\'
A grad student finds out that theft is easy, but getting away with it is another matter entirely
A long-lost love can\'t be rekindled in a remote hotel room, but a long-held ember of anger can be reignited
A tale of murder and mayhem in the Big Easy ...
Bobby Mathews is a different kind of cat: in Negative Tilt, he wants to show you how even the worst of us have a vulnerab. -Scott Von Doviak, Edgar Award-nominated author of Lowdown Road and Charlesgate Confidential Most crime writers come on hard, like they want to show the world how tough they are.
Bobby Mathews\' versatility is matched only by the humanity he invests in even his most broken, desperate characters. -Art Taylor, Edgar Award-winning author of The Adventure of the Castle Thief and Other Expeditions and Indiscretions This gripping, wide-ranging collection encompasses backwoods vengeance, Parisian tricksters, a mirror that reflects the crimes of the past, and so much more. -Alex Segura, award-winning and bestselling author of Secret Identity and Alter Ego Mixing gimlet-eyed intensity, a poet\'s gift for the perfect phrase, and a breathtaking depth of humanity, Bobby Mathews offers one stunner after another in Negative Tilt, illuminating the lives of characters haunted by what they\'ve done, what\'s been done to them, and the fierce weight of what they might do next.
Don\'t miss this collection.
Next thing you know, you\'ve burned through the entire book.
Negative Tilt\'s stark, chiseled prose shoots through you from the first story. -Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of Don\'t Let the Devil Ride Negative Tilt unveils Bobby Mathews as a modern, powerful, and versatile voice of modern noir, with a collection that will weave readers through a tangled cast of characters that reflect the lonesome, hard-fought, and relatable that populate Mathews\'s tales of struggle and revenge.
A wild and haunting ride from start to finish.
He writes about a world of jilted lovers, down on their luck journalists, and desperate men seeking revenge.
Bobby Mathews is a hell of a Southern storyteller conjuring Stories with brutal honesty and truth.
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In Negative Tilt: Stories, award-winning author Bobby Mathews shares twenty-eight tales that run the gamut, from a literary punch in the gut to unrequited and lost love to fast-and-hard crime fiction to out-and-out horror that\'s hard to turn away from.
An out-of-work journalist finds a second life \'stealing cars\'
A grad student finds out that theft is easy, but getting away with it is another matter entirely
A long-lost love can\'t be rekindled in a remote hotel room, but a long-held ember of anger can be reignited
A tale of murder and mayhem in the Big Easy ..
