Here’s what the blurb says:
Standing
between Bo and Slick and $642,000 from the bank job:
Prison.
A hurricane. A horny cop. A naked priest. An angry cab driver. Two wanna-be
criminals. A speeding train. A hot soldering iron. A peeping tom. A fed-up
girl. A gun dealer. A homeless lady. An empty shotgun. A girlfriend with other
plans. One pissed-off mom. Two pissed-off drug dealers. A bitchy landlord. And
48 crazy hours.
When
this is all over, they’ll either be rich, in prison or dead.
Which is a really great summary of Run
For The Money (US).
Slick and Bo are being taken away to prison when a hurricane
intervenes in their favour. There’s an accident and the opportunity to escape presents
itself like an act of divine intervention.
There are no
loyalties between the criminal pair. Slick leaves his friend for dead and sets
off on the journey to collect the cash he’s got stashed back home.
Also waiting back home is his girlfriend Emma. Emma Lives in
a bizarre lodging house where the owner and her son pay close attention to
everything that’s going on. Emma can’t wait to get to the new life a whole heap
of cash can offer her. What lies between her and the money is a handsome cop
who is watching her every move so that he can snare Slick when he gets home.
Emma and cop become tangled in a steamy affair that takes both pairs of eyes
off the ball, but at least this may be the start of a beautiful friendship that
might lead to a happy ending.
Bo manages to save himself. He’s also heading for the money
and has high hopes for a new life.
As you might imagine, the journeys of the central characters
aren’t straightforward. They get into tight spots wherever they turn. Each new
episode is packed with drama and tension. As soon as one problem is solved,
another stares them in the face. There are desperate acts and explosive scenes
from start to finish. It’s action-packed, fun and addictive. The pace is break-neck
and the humour dark. Beetner does a great job of filling his characters with
life and uses his limitless imagination to turn the screws.
This one definitely gives the reader a run for their money. As
for the people in the book, they get to sprint with a limp all the way to a
finish line of razor wire where they’ll find a fiery and unexpected conclusion.
Excellent entertainment.
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