Sangre Road is the kind of book that is so good it makes you want to send hate mail to the author. The tragic events that David Tromblay writes will crush your heart. You wish he’d just take your sense of hope and bury it in a shallow grave off the shoulder of a rural highway, but he keeps digging deeper like he’s looking for oil or natural gas in the red clay of your soul.
In rural Oklahoma, circa 1995, bounty hunter Moses Kincaid is hot on the tracks of someone who skipped bond. What should have been a relatively routine operation, turns into a series of off the wall adventures including run-ins with bikers, wrestlers, drugged up zombies, and all the rural greasy spoon diners and cheap motels you could ever want.
If you are a fan of smartmouthed, sarcastic sonsofbitches and all the pain and suffering that deservedly comes their way, then Moses ‘Moe’ Kincaid is the man for you. I liked Moe instantly and my fondness for him only grew throughout the book. The same could be said for all of the characters that appear on the pages. Having grown up in and around the people and places like those depicted, the authenticity of the individuals and environments cannot be questioned.
Tromblay writes in a wordy style that should make other writers envious. He somehow manages to inject color and texture into all of his sentences and dialogue without slowing down the pacing. It is an impressive feat that should be acknowledged and celebrated.
Had I read this book when it was first published, it would have been on one of my “best of” lists for 2021.
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