Gutshot Straight: A Novel
Jan 2010 · Harper Collins
3.7star
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“Lou Berney’s novel is so energetic, so droll, and so wheezingly funny that it accomplished what no book ever has before: it made me forget to eat lunch.”
—Stephen Harrigan, New York Times bestselling author of Challenger Park
A fast and funny caper in the tradition of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and the Coen Brothers, Gutshot Straight brings a fresh new talent into the crime fiction fold: Louis Berney. He’s already won raves for his short fiction collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories (“Rivals the work of contemporary hotshots T.C. Boyle and Ralph Lombreglia” —Chicago Tribune). With Gutshot Straight, Berney is “all in”—sure to win a fervent following with the story of “Shake” Bouchon, fresh out of prison and on the straight and narrow path…after maybe just one last job.
—Stephen Harrigan, New York Times bestselling author of Challenger Park
A fast and funny caper in the tradition of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, and the Coen Brothers, Gutshot Straight brings a fresh new talent into the crime fiction fold: Louis Berney. He’s already won raves for his short fiction collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories (“Rivals the work of contemporary hotshots T.C. Boyle and Ralph Lombreglia” —Chicago Tribune). With Gutshot Straight, Berney is “all in”—sure to win a fervent following with the story of “Shake” Bouchon, fresh out of prison and on the straight and narrow path…after maybe just one last job.
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3.7
21 reviews
Wayne Kushnier
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January 7, 2017
While author's cover notes and acknowledgements are lame, his writing is spot on. Little mistakes in some of his "research" but this does not detract from a deliciously involved and unique plot. Characters are engaging and rounded; the style reminiscent of Chandler or 40s screenwriters work. I was thoroughly involved in the bizarre and funny caper from page 1. Look forward to more from this author. Nuff Said.
Tim Foutz
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February 1, 2013
twisted,funny book. Enjoyed the hell out of it. Quick read cool characters. No heroes no good guy characters. Just people trying to make a buck and move on with things. Things are never what they seem.
Jonathan Bron
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February 20, 2013
This is one of my first forays into crime fiction, and I loved it. Writing style is witty and sly, plot kept me guessing but was still crackable, and the multiple perspectives gave the world solidity and a feeling of realness. Would reccommend.
About the author
Lou Berney is the multiple award–winning author of November Road, The Long and Faraway Gone, Double Barrel Bluff, Dark Ride, as well as Gutshot Straight and Whiplash River. His short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He lives in Oklahoma and teaches at Oklahoma City University.
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