Caught
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:2nd Apr '15
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
It's June 1978, and David Slaney can be sure of only one thing. He can't get caught. Not this time.
And then on to Columbia, where the real test begins.
With bravado and the exuberant folly of youth, Slaney embarks on a road trip that will take him from the seedy motels of Nova Scotia to a beach party in Columbia, navigating bad weather and a ferocious storm at sea, undercover cops and gun-toting drug barons.
Slaney lay there, flat on his back, chest hammering, looking at the stars. It was as far as he had been from the Springfield penitentiary since the doors of that institution admitted him four years before. It was not far enough. He heaved himself off the ground and started running.
It’s June 1978 and David Slaney can be sure of only one thing. He can’t get caught. Not this time. He’s escaped from prison, needs to make good on the drug heist that went wrong, win back the woman he loves and buy himself a new life. First, though, he must travel across a vast country of watchful eyes, booby traps and friends who could be foes – he can’t trust anyone, it turns out. And then on to Columbia, where the real test begins.
With bravado and the exuberant folly of youth, Slaney embarks on a road trip that will take him from the seedy motels of Nova Scotia to a beach party in Columbia, navigating bad weather and a ferocious storm at sea, undercover cops and gun-toting drug barons. In elegant, forensic prose and a fierce, dry humour, Lisa Moore tightens the net around Slaney in a suspenseful and compulsive adventure story.
Lisa Moore's work is passionate, gritty, lucid and beautiful -- Anne Enright
Fresh out of jail, Slaney sees the world with pin-bright clarity. As the plot tightens like a pair of pincers, Lisa Moore's prose is worth lingering over -- Janet Davey
Moore vividly captures Slaney's youthful hopes and fears... A mesmerising narrative -- David Connett * Independent on Sunday *
In the creation of David Slaney, Lisa Moore brings us an unforgettable character, embodying the exuberance and energy of misspent youth -- Patrick DeWitt, author of The Sisters Brothers
Precise, compressed, intimately rhythmic, mesmerizingly smart * Globe and Mail *
[Moore’s] pedigree is apparent on every page -- Barry Didcock * Herald *
Caught is an elaborate cat and mouse chase, written with a haughty bite. With ever growing command and intensity, Moore’s omniscient prose slowly reveals an intricate trap which surrounds her protagonist. Her investment in characters’ verisimilitude makes it hard not to root for the bad guy... Moore’s narrative landscape is rich in imagery and personality, contributing to the lasting impression of her latest novel. -- Maria Whelan * The Skinny *
Caught is a literary adventure story, which is to say it is both action-packed while being an investigation into character and motive. An outstanding novel, combining the complexity of the best literary fiction with the page-turning compulsive readability of a thriller. * National Post *
As trippy, mellow, and revelatory as Hearn’s weed, Caught takes pleasure from rewriting crime formulas and gives pleasure in doing so. * The Vancouver Sun *
This is an author who grips you with her impeccable use of language. The novel walks a great line between paperback levity and psychological intelligence. * Macleans *
- Short-listed for Giller Award 2013 (UK)
ISBN: 9780099587354
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
Weight: 268g
336 pages