Bill Beverly is a conjurer, a poet of the dark arts, and his novel is a spell: when he sends his young drug-world protagonist on a deadly errand in the alien landscape east of L.A.—that fat swath of America known to him only by its names and its shapes on maps—it is you who makes the journey, who is the stranger in a strange land, a watcher who now feels the eyes of others wherever you go, and who must pay the /5(). Bill Beverly’s Dodgers is one of those novels: a coming-of-age narrative that navigates contemporary urban and rural landscapes with the same mythic gravitas that Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy brought to the mid-century American Southwest. After a drug raid throws their underground organization into chaos, the young protagonist, East, is sent with his volatile half-brother and two other young men to . · Dodgers, by author Bill Beverly, is a YA novel, haunting and beautiful, less “Y” and more “A”, filled with an intoxicating combination of poetic prose and the gritty language of the streets. The story follows East, a young LA gang member, as he leaves the dangerous streets of his city for the first time, sent on a mission to pull off a hit ordered by his uncle/5.
Bill Beverly has taken out Golden Dagger Awards for both best crime fiction and best debut for Dodgers. This is the type of crime novel that is steeped in the criminal world. There are no murders to be solved, no stunning late novel twists, no confession in the library or carefully staged plea bargains. Book Review: Dodgers by Bill Beverly. Octo Octo ~ Janel (Keeper of Pages) After reading Annie's review of Dodgers last year, I've been meaning to read it; I finally acquired a copy from the library. This was a very welcomed and refreshing read! Book Description. The Gotham Group has optioned the popular new crime novel "Dodgers" by Bill Beverly and attached music-video veteran Nabil Elderkin to direct. Beverly's first novel, "Dodgers" was.
Bill Beverly’s Dodgers is one of those novels: a coming-of-age narrative that navigates contemporary urban and rural landscapes with the same mythic gravitas that Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy brought to the mid-century American Southwest. After a drug raid throws their underground organization into chaos, the young protagonist, East, is sent with his volatile half-brother and two other young men to travel across the country on a mission to kill a judge. Bill Beverly | Official Site for Bill Beverly, author of DODGERS. This is - quite simply - one of the best books I've read in a VERY long time. My hat's off to Bill Beverly for this tremendous achievement. Ap. DODGERS. By Bill Beverly. pp. Crown Publishers. $ Bill Beverly’s debut novel is a caper of sorts. The crew consists of East, the “good son” of a troubled single mom.
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