William Beverly Knihy

Exploring the complex portrayal of fugitives in literature and popular culture, this book delves into their roles as both heroes and villains. It examines iconic examples from novels like Light in August and Beloved, as well as films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Bonnie and Clyde. Additionally, it addresses how real-life fugitives like O. J. Simpson and Osama bin Laden have captured public attention, highlighting the need for deeper analysis of this compelling figure in cultural narratives.

When East, a low-level lookout for a Los Angeles drug organisation, loses his watch house in a police raid, his boss recruits him for a very different job: a road trip to assassinate a judge in Wisconsin. Having no choice, East and a crew of untested boys leave the only home they ve ever known in a nondescript blue van, with a roll of cash, a map and a gun they shouldn t have. Along the way, the country surprises East. The blood on his hands isn't the blood he expects. And he reaches places where only he can decide which way to go - or which person to become.