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Two-Lane
A malice as old as time lurks in the Nevada desert
Jack is a self-made man, living life by his own rules. When a day trip out of Las Vegas with his wife takes a turn for the worse, he is sure that he has the ability to get them home. But he drove into something he never bargained for.
When rescue comes in the form of a desert hermit, hope begins to fade as the couple come to realize that the nomad has no intention of letting them leave. A chance encounter with a kidnapped runaway and her pursuing abductor leads them all further into the wilderness, and closer to the cold brutality of isolation.
Quickly, Jack begins to learn that playing by another's rules may be the only way to survive.
Jack is a self-made man, living life by his own rules. When a day trip out of Las Vegas with his wife takes a turn for the worse, he is sure that he has the ability to get them home. But he drove into something he never bargained for.
When rescue comes in the form of a desert hermit, hope begins to fade as the couple come to realize that the nomad has no intention of letting them leave. A chance encounter with a kidnapped runaway and her pursuing abductor leads them all further into the wilderness, and closer to the cold brutality of isolation.
Quickly, Jack begins to learn that playing by another's rules may be the only way to survive.
302 pages, ebook
First published November 1, 2009
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March 29, 2010
Wrote it...so I am kinda biased
May 26, 2010
Two-Lane is an absorbing read.
Nathan Henrion is a Goodreads' author, and he'll tell you how to get his novel from Smashwords - free(!)
Two-Lane begins as a straight-razor of a story that slices through the Nevada desert. This is geography I know, and Nathan's characters are just the kind of losers and lowlifes, misfits and miscreants, outlaws (who may be heroes) and criminals (who never are) that do in fact inhabit this parched world. Those of us who know the Mojave call them "desert rats."
Two-Lane begins with a runaway girl heading directly for trouble in the sordid off-the-strip fringe of Las Vegas. Into the mix comes a couple from Chicago, Jack and Laura, making a last-ditch effort to strike a spark back into their moribund relationship.
The story takes us from the hard-edged, but defined city, out into the soul-crushing vastness of the open desert. Here the sun cooks up triple-digit temperatures in a world without water. And in this infinite solitude, when something goes wrong, it is a usually a death sentence.
This landscape is home to poisonous spiders, snakes and scorpions - and terrifying human predators.
Then there is Boots, a dirty little hermit who speaks a scruffy lingo that never darkened a school's doorway. He rescues the big-city couple and they find themselves marooned in the endless nowhere. Jack and Laura wonder: did this troglodyte bring them here to save them, or does he have a sinister agenda? And what of his relationship with a pair of heartless killers that prowls the desert? They already have one young girl trussed up in a cave, and they are looking for more victims.
But then a supernatural element breathes into the knife-edge story. It comes like a sudden storm that brews over the desert mountains. Eventually, the reader finds himself in no less than a ditheistic duel for control of all things.
Humans in Henrion's landscape are particularly puny creatures, whose lives are as easily crushed as a beetle under a boot. Jack in particular is a man whose cowardly selfishness makes him hardly worthy of redemption. Only in the desert's blast-furnace will he discover if there's still enough man left in him to drag him back from the very brink of Two-Lane's hell.
Timothy James Dean
TEETH - The Epic Novel With Bite
Nathan Henrion is a Goodreads' author, and he'll tell you how to get his novel from Smashwords - free(!)
Two-Lane begins as a straight-razor of a story that slices through the Nevada desert. This is geography I know, and Nathan's characters are just the kind of losers and lowlifes, misfits and miscreants, outlaws (who may be heroes) and criminals (who never are) that do in fact inhabit this parched world. Those of us who know the Mojave call them "desert rats."
Two-Lane begins with a runaway girl heading directly for trouble in the sordid off-the-strip fringe of Las Vegas. Into the mix comes a couple from Chicago, Jack and Laura, making a last-ditch effort to strike a spark back into their moribund relationship.
The story takes us from the hard-edged, but defined city, out into the soul-crushing vastness of the open desert. Here the sun cooks up triple-digit temperatures in a world without water. And in this infinite solitude, when something goes wrong, it is a usually a death sentence.
This landscape is home to poisonous spiders, snakes and scorpions - and terrifying human predators.
Then there is Boots, a dirty little hermit who speaks a scruffy lingo that never darkened a school's doorway. He rescues the big-city couple and they find themselves marooned in the endless nowhere. Jack and Laura wonder: did this troglodyte bring them here to save them, or does he have a sinister agenda? And what of his relationship with a pair of heartless killers that prowls the desert? They already have one young girl trussed up in a cave, and they are looking for more victims.
But then a supernatural element breathes into the knife-edge story. It comes like a sudden storm that brews over the desert mountains. Eventually, the reader finds himself in no less than a ditheistic duel for control of all things.
Humans in Henrion's landscape are particularly puny creatures, whose lives are as easily crushed as a beetle under a boot. Jack in particular is a man whose cowardly selfishness makes him hardly worthy of redemption. Only in the desert's blast-furnace will he discover if there's still enough man left in him to drag him back from the very brink of Two-Lane's hell.
Timothy James Dean
TEETH - The Epic Novel With Bite
December 27, 2012
I am just joining Goodreads, and so only now posting this review. A longer review available on my blog.
Fear is the acute sensation of hope leaving the body. – Nathan Henrion, Two-Lane (Repaved)
Two-Lane is a story about a man, heading off with his wife in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. When they end up trapped in the desert, fighting for their lives, an old hermit comes to their rescue. The lead character, Jack, discovers his life has led him away from his wife, Laura, and now he must fight to save her.
Overall, the book was very enjoyable and entertaining, with vivid imagery, strong character development and smoothly delivered plot direction. Nathan Henrion’s writing in this suspense thriller and paranormal story captures the reader’s attention. He keeps the reader engaged throughout the book making it difficult to put it down.
Fear is the acute sensation of hope leaving the body. – Nathan Henrion, Two-Lane (Repaved)
Two-Lane is a story about a man, heading off with his wife in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. When they end up trapped in the desert, fighting for their lives, an old hermit comes to their rescue. The lead character, Jack, discovers his life has led him away from his wife, Laura, and now he must fight to save her.
Overall, the book was very enjoyable and entertaining, with vivid imagery, strong character development and smoothly delivered plot direction. Nathan Henrion’s writing in this suspense thriller and paranormal story captures the reader’s attention. He keeps the reader engaged throughout the book making it difficult to put it down.
September 6, 2010
Great book by new author, Nathan Henrion. This one is in the vein of classic suspense thrillers with a supernatural twist. You don't see the supernatural part emerge until the characters, plot and style are established and it's a great move by the author not to make the supernatural part overt or goofy. (ie. no rivers of blood or flying monkeys emerging from inter-dimensional portals; though that stuff can work in the right book). All said, a satisfying read. I understand he's working on a sequel!
November 30, 2010
I loved this book! I had a hard time putting it down...the suspense was great!
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