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Galveston: A Novel by [Pizzolatto, Nic]

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by Nic Pizzolatto (Author)

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From the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO crime series True Detective, comes a dark and visceral literary debut set along the seedy wastelands of Galveston.

On the same day that Roy Cady is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he senses that his boss, a dangerous loan-sharking bar-owner, wants him dead. Known “without affection” to members of the boss’s crew as “Big Country” on account of his long hair, beard, and cowboy boots, Roy is alert to the possibility that a routine assignment could be a deathtrap. Which it is. Yet what the would-be killers do to Roy Cady is not the same as what he does to them, which is to say that after a smoking spasm of violence, they are mostly dead and he is mostly alive.

Before Roy makes his getaway, he realizes there are two women in the apartment, one of them still breathing, and he sees something in her frightened, defiant eyes that causes a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he goes on the run from New Orleans to Galveston, Texas—an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable. The girl’s name is Rocky, and she is too young, too tough, too sexy—and far too much trouble. Roy, Rocky, and her sister hide in the battered seascape of Galveston’s country-western bars and fleabag hotels, a world of treacherous drifters, pickup trucks, and ashed-out hopes. Any chance that they will find safety there is soon lost. Rocky is a girl with quite a story to tell, one that will pursue and damage Roy for a very long time to come.

Recalling the moody violence of the early novels of Cormac McCarthy and Denis Johnson, this powerful, potent, and atmospheric thriller is impossible to put down. Constructed with maximum tension and haunting aftereffect, written in darkly beautiful prose, Galveston announces the arrival of a major new literary talent.

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File Size: 872 KB
Print Length: 273 pages
Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (May 20, 2010)
Publication Date: June 15, 2010
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B003L786RI
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Gabrielle L Nuzzi

Watching a film while reading

February 2, 2017

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I frequent east Texas and southwest Louisiana for work and loved the character and plot development for True Detective (S1). Naturally, when I saw he wrote a book called "Galveston" I had to read it. Never has anyone described that region of the country in a more perfect or accurate way. Nic is a very artistic writer. I felt as if I was watching a film while reading. This could easily be adapted to a screenplay.

It did take me awhile to read the book. While relatively short, it is SO detailed that I just took my time to make sure I drank it all in. I also feel that if the reader has never been to that region of the USA, part of the story gets lost. I personally love the descriptions of Sulphur and Orange, but if someone has no clue the culture or significance there, I could see where they might think "why on earth is he still talking about that"

4 people found this helpful

Deeply satisfying and disturbing.

April 16, 2018

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I rarely give a novel five stars, unless I know that it's going to embed itself in my brain for some time to come. The author first came to my attention through HBOs True Detective. The first season was one of the most disturbing storylines that TV had ever produced. I found the characters utterly believable, repellent and still very familiar. All weakness and mortality was deeply, intimately portrayed. When I heard Pizzolatto had written a novel, I was all in. The characters were again, as disturbingly real as in TD, but this story, an extended escape, led through territory I thought I knew. As I've found it very hard to focus on much of anything the past year, I didn't expect this to be the page turner it was for me. Two sittings and I read it through. It was as if two of my favorite authors, James Lee Burke and H. P. Lovecraft had collaborated on a dream from which there was no waking. If you enjoy a deliciously dark read and don't need any promise of redemption to carry you, this is the book for you.

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June 12, 2015

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Nic Pizzolato's "Galveston" reminds me very much of the works of Cormac McCarthy, James Ellroy and his own "True Detective" due to the general noir tone of it. It tells the gritty, sad tale of Roy Cady, a career bagman who finds himself on the wrong end of his employer over trivial matters and winds up on the run with a young girl and her younger sister. Pizzolato's writing is sparse yet detailed enough to say that I actually feel like I know exactly what the actual city of Galveston would be like now that I've read this book. Moments of it read like poetry and although it's a quick read and is over before you know it, it sticks with you long after you've read it. Crime novel enthusiasts would enjoy this book and fans of Pizzolato's wonderful HBO series "True Detective" would definitely find elements in this to love. It's dark and depressing stuff for sure but you can't help but fall in love with everyone you meet in this tragic story and you'll remember them fondly once you've finished reading it. Recommended.

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Frank Errington

Enjoyable crime novel from the writer behind HBO's True Detective series

March 13, 2014

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With the resounding success of True Detective, and the recommendation of writer Harry Shannon, I decided to check out Galveston, a novel written by Nic Pizzolatto, the creator and writer of the acclaimed HBO series.

Although I enjoyed the TV series more, there was a lot to like in this story of a down on his luck bag man trying to hide from his crazy ex-boss who would like nothing more than to go to his funeral.

Roy Cady, called Big Country without affection, believes he's dying and befriends a young hooker and her three year old "sister," as he hides from those who would hasten his death. Try as he might, Cady can't break away from the girls. The story itself is fairly simple, but it's not the tale that makes this a good read, it's the telling of the story that wins over the reader. Gritty and filled with the harsh realities from the underbelly of the underworld, Galveston is a book which left me wanting more.

Aside from great writing there are really no similarities between True Detective and Galveston, with one notable exception, "The girl sat in the living room's single chair, a large La-Z-Boy where I'd end up sleeping most nights. An army of empty High Life cans covered the floor around the chair--an actual army, because I'd used a knife to cut little strips out of the can sides so that they folded down, like arms, and I'd pulled the tops upright to resemble heads."

Galveston was Nic Pizzolatto' s first novel and was published by Scribner in 2010 and is widely available in a number of formats.

If you enjoyed watching True Detective, I'm all but certain you'll enjoy reading Galveston.

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June 18, 2017

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It's a first novel from the creator of "True Detective". It's a good noir that provides all the necessary aspects of noir. It just left me wishing for more. No offense to Mr. Pizzolatto, it has hints of a movie treatment. And truthfully, it probably would have made a better movie than novel. Nonetheless I think he is a talented guy with a great future and if you're a completest like me you will want to be read it. The story is a quick read.

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From the author of True Detective - but don't judge it by the show.

November 2, 2015

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Having watched True Detective, I had great expectations for this book. But I also knew having overblown expectations would spoil the experience, so I deliberately left this in my pile of shame for months before finally reading it.

And read I did. Book was fairly short and I finished it in two sittings.

Compared to the drama series, the writing isn't as sharp or deep - but the emotions were. I found myself rooting for the main characters as they struggle to make sense of this ____ed up world they have meandered themselves into.

Great, tight pacing, and though some of the twists were kind of expected and some things were explained too well, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Definitely a recommended read.

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I really liked some of the writers television work and was eager ...

I really liked some of the writers television work and was eager to read this book. I was disappointed by the uninteresting characters, a meandering plot, and a rather silly...Read more

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Elizabeth Johnson

good but very dark. Too dark for me, felt a little traumatized by the end!

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Solid, Not True Detective

People who are looking for a thriller or suspense novel would enjoy this book, it has a gritty demeanor and spews quite a bit of vitriol towards humanity, more concisely...Read more

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Jamie M. Kelman

beautifully written and very moving-- fast read

A gorgeous story, beautifully written and very moving-- fast read, brilliant. Highly recommended!

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I loved the HBO series and hoped this would be like the series. It got a little slow but wasn't bad

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Read after watching True Detective, I was not disappointed. Dense, poetic, suspenseful and dirty beautiful. It is a must read.

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