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Blacktop
Six passengers, to include a pair of ruthless fugitives-from-justice and a mysterious stowaway, trek cautiously atop a rain-slickened West Texas blacktop in a hijacked commercial bus, foolishly believing they’ve endured the worst the long, dark night has to offer. Amid a frantic manhunt and torrential rains that gradually submerge the aged asphalt, they will discover the road to survival is riddled with the ultimate in unnatural roadblocks in the form of a vile, unearthly entity whose sinister agenda includes the procurement of their very souls. As the nightmarish journey brakes to a bone-chilling conclusion, the most unlikely of heroes will emerge even as those initially pegged as villain will find their roles dramatically flipped for self-preservation's sake.
333 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2017
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November 11, 2017
Every once in a while, you read a book from one of your favorite authors and get blown away by how good it is. Not that the other works were bad, but this work is especially good. Such is the case with "Blacktop". This is the best book Terry Vinson has written since Purgatory Inn or Gauntlet.
It has all the elements that make his writing so engaging. Mystery, thrills, violence, and yes, plenty of blood and gore. Not for the squeamish. In a really interesting vein , the supposed bad guys actually end up flip-flopping with the supposed good guys. More chaos ensues. And more... and more... and even more!
The ending has at least three twists that were not foreseen. Well, maybe four, counting the final sequence. Like Vinson's previous works, this thriller is an eclectic blend of horror, action, sci-fi, and mystery. I gotta say, this is his best work in years. Thumbs up!
It has all the elements that make his writing so engaging. Mystery, thrills, violence, and yes, plenty of blood and gore. Not for the squeamish. In a really interesting vein , the supposed bad guys actually end up flip-flopping with the supposed good guys. More chaos ensues. And more... and more... and even more!
The ending has at least three twists that were not foreseen. Well, maybe four, counting the final sequence. Like Vinson's previous works, this thriller is an eclectic blend of horror, action, sci-fi, and mystery. I gotta say, this is his best work in years. Thumbs up!
July 21, 2022
A slow build to the first 'explosion', and from there Blacktop was non stop thrills, spills and gore. All this plus a shocking twist in the middle, and a cast of memorable characters made Blacktop a fun read.
I would have enjoyed it more with less slang. It felt like the author was trying to break a record for number of euphemisms used in a novel. I can appreciate the intent, but for me it was a constant distraction. I also didn't like the protracted ending. There was a point at which the story seemed to be over, with Vinson dangling an ominous and open-ended carrot but then the story continued and I felt like it shouldn't have.
Overall, Blacktop was very entertaining, wonderfully over the top, and macabrely humourous.
I would have enjoyed it more with less slang. It felt like the author was trying to break a record for number of euphemisms used in a novel. I can appreciate the intent, but for me it was a constant distraction. I also didn't like the protracted ending. There was a point at which the story seemed to be over, with Vinson dangling an ominous and open-ended carrot but then the story continued and I felt like it shouldn't have.
Overall, Blacktop was very entertaining, wonderfully over the top, and macabrely humourous.
January 30, 2018
3.5 Very entertaining book. Interesting story with a few twists. Would absolutely read more by Terry Lloyd Vinson.
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