George Mason University Associate Professor and alumnus Art Taylor has recently released his novel, On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories.
Del’s a small time crook with a moral conscience—robbing convenience stores only for tuition and academic expenses. Brash and sassy Louise goes from being a holdup victim to Del’s lover and accomplice. All they want is a fresh start, an honest life, and a chance to build a family together, but fate conspires to put ever-steeper challenges in their path—and escalating temptations, too.
A real estate scam in recession-blighted Southern California. A wine heist in Napa Valley. A Vegas wedding chapel holdup. A kidnapping in an oil-rich North Dakota boomtown. Can Del and Louise stay on the right side of the law? On one another’s good side? And when they head back to Louise’s hometown in North Carolina, what new trouble will prove the biggest: Louise’s nagging mama or a hidden adversary seemingly intent on tearing the couple apart? Or could those be one and the same?
From screwball comedy to domestic drama, and from caper tale to traditional whodunit, these six stories offer suspense with a side of romance—and a little something for all tastes.
Art is a regular reviewer for the Washington Post Book World, concentrating on mysteries and thrillers, and contributes frequently to Mystery Scene Magazine as well. In 2010, he was also named to the editorial board of the North Carolina Literary Review. Other literary essays/reviews have appeared in publications including The Armchair Detective, Mississippi Quarterly, The Strand, Spectator, The Independent, and The Oxford American, among others. He is currently teaching ENGH 399: Creative Nonfiction Writing and ENGH 202: Texts and Contexts
He blogs at Art and Literature and at Criminal Minds. For more information, visit his website at http://www.arttaylorwriter.com.
On the Road with Del & Louise: A Novel in Stories is available on Amazon or at your local bookseller.
October 20, 2015
