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Hot Wire
Emma Martin jacks cars for an uneasy alliance of California rednecks and Mexican drug dealers who ship hot cars to South America, smuggling heroin and cocaine back into the country with the profits. Night after night, Emma cruises the Bay Area looking for cars on their target list.
Until one night, she steals the wrong car and plunges into the heart of an international conspiracy.
Emma's just a kid in over her head, but try telling that to the police, the feds, and the gang of vicious narco-traffickers who are all after a piece of her.
Hot Wire is a fast and furious hardboiled action thriller from the author of Phase Four.
Until one night, she steals the wrong car and plunges into the heart of an international conspiracy.
Emma's just a kid in over her head, but try telling that to the police, the feds, and the gang of vicious narco-traffickers who are all after a piece of her.
Hot Wire is a fast and furious hardboiled action thriller from the author of Phase Four.
219 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 5, 2012
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September 13, 2012
True to the blurb – ‘Hot Wire’ is a“fast and furious hardboiled action thriller”; a cool car book that goes much deeper than high speed chases and flying bullets. For Emma Martin, a girl who grew up surrounded by criminal activity, jacking cars is as natural as buying groceries. So when she attempts to break away from her crew and steal a Lexus to herself, the job should be quick, simple and a faceless crime. Wrong.
The drivers of the Lexus are in the midst of hit when Emma jacks it, setting off a turn of events which threatens to level a city and rock the foundations of Emma's very core. Sounds far fetched - read the book.
Accompanying Emma is a small band of acquaintances, all with hidden agendas. A journalist, and a fellow crew member whose demeanour and surface tension is justified. Trust is a commodity Emma can ill afford yet her deductive reasoning and street smarts manage to keep her alive event after event while leaning on her comrades in arms for support.
'Hot Wire' was a lot of fun to read. What started out as a semi fast and furious gun running tale turned serious thriller then a prefect blend of the two as the tale turned full circle. I sure hope Carson keeps writing stuff like this. 4 stars.
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The drivers of the Lexus are in the midst of hit when Emma jacks it, setting off a turn of events which threatens to level a city and rock the foundations of Emma's very core. Sounds far fetched - read the book.
Accompanying Emma is a small band of acquaintances, all with hidden agendas. A journalist, and a fellow crew member whose demeanour and surface tension is justified. Trust is a commodity Emma can ill afford yet her deductive reasoning and street smarts manage to keep her alive event after event while leaning on her comrades in arms for support.
'Hot Wire' was a lot of fun to read. What started out as a semi fast and furious gun running tale turned serious thriller then a prefect blend of the two as the tale turned full circle. I sure hope Carson keeps writing stuff like this. 4 stars.
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September 29, 2012
Young Emma Martin comes across a Lexus that is on her list of cars to steal for her boss Deacon. She impulsively decides to steal it much to her friend Arn's dismay. Just as she begins to steal the car they are caught by the driver who appears to be in the middle of a hit. Emma speeds away leaving her friend to be beaten and captured.
The next thing she knows everyone is out to get her and the car she stole. Including her boss and his partner in crime Heberto, the police and FBI. There's even a reporter named Brown involved who is trying to blow open a possible CIA conspiracy.
Hotwire starts out like a noir/hardboiled novel then turns into more of a blockbuster action thriller halfway through. I think I would have liked it to stay more of a noir and see how it played out, but it still held my interest without a problem.
I flip-flopped on four or five stars but it doesn't really matter because Hotwire is an exciting thriller that's hard to put down and well worth your time. Emma Martin is an intriuging character and I hope Gary Carson decides to write another adventure for her.
The next thing she knows everyone is out to get her and the car she stole. Including her boss and his partner in crime Heberto, the police and FBI. There's even a reporter named Brown involved who is trying to blow open a possible CIA conspiracy.
Hotwire starts out like a noir/hardboiled novel then turns into more of a blockbuster action thriller halfway through. I think I would have liked it to stay more of a noir and see how it played out, but it still held my interest without a problem.
I flip-flopped on four or five stars but it doesn't really matter because Hotwire is an exciting thriller that's hard to put down and well worth your time. Emma Martin is an intriuging character and I hope Gary Carson decides to write another adventure for her.
September 27, 2012
Emma Martin is a teenage car thief. One night she steals the wrong car and ends up in the middle of a complex conspiracy involving organised crime, the FBI, the CIA, bent cops and a disgraced journalist.
The book rattles along at a cracking pace, though some of the later plot elements require you to suspend a fair amount of disbelief. A few of the action sequences also felt rather uninvolving, descending into lists of this happened then that happened that didn't really pull you in or make you care about what was going on.
Emma is a hard character to like but you find yourself wanting her to succeed despite yourself. This is partly because she's the only character here that ever feels properly fleshed out.
The real star of this book is the location, a rainy, traffic-choked San Francisco where danger lurks on every seedy block. It's worth reading for the descriptions of the city that make for a powerful sense of foreboding.
The book rattles along at a cracking pace, though some of the later plot elements require you to suspend a fair amount of disbelief. A few of the action sequences also felt rather uninvolving, descending into lists of this happened then that happened that didn't really pull you in or make you care about what was going on.
Emma is a hard character to like but you find yourself wanting her to succeed despite yourself. This is partly because she's the only character here that ever feels properly fleshed out.
The real star of this book is the location, a rainy, traffic-choked San Francisco where danger lurks on every seedy block. It's worth reading for the descriptions of the city that make for a powerful sense of foreboding.
February 10, 2013
Great read, I blasted through this in half a day. The story follows a car thief, Emma, who picks the wrong car to boost. She then gets embroiled in one of the maddest multi layer plots ever. Very well written, constant twists and turns. It's only not a 5* because the underlying issue raised at the end I didn't fully value. Other than that, excellent stuff.
August 10, 2012
Absolute Madness!!! Read it in 2 sittings. Tons of fun...
September 14, 2012
fantastic read fast paced story with plenty of twists and cliff hangers
February 9, 2013
Lots of action! Loved the twist between the partners in the ending!
January 27, 2013
Currently reading - unable to move it from "want to read"!
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