Rovers
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Summary
Two immortal brothers crisscross the American Southwest to elude a murderous biker gang and protect a young woman in this “utter triumph and delight” from award-winning author Richard Lange （Jonathan Ames， author of A Man Named Doll）
Summer， 1976。 Jesse and his brother， Edgar， are on the road in search of victims。 They’re rovers， nearly indestructible nocturnal beings who must consume human blood in order to survive。 For seventy years they’ve lurked on the fringes of society， roaming from town to town， dingy motel to dingy motel， stalking the transients， addicts， and prostitutes they feed on。
This hard-boiled supernatural hell ride kicks off when the brothers encounter a young woman who disrupts their grim routine， forcing Jesse to confront his past and plunging his present into deadly chaos as he finds himself scrambling to save her life。 The story plays out through the eyes of the brothers， a grieving father searching for his son’s murderer， and a violent gang of rover bikers， coming to a shattering conclusion in Las Vegas on the eve of America’s Bicentennial。
Gripping， relentless， and ferocious， Rovers demonstrates once again why Richard Lange has been hailed as an “expert writer， his prose exact， his narrative tightly controlled” （Steph Cha， Los Angeles Times）。
Summer， 1976。 Jesse and his brother， Edgar， are on the road in search of victims。 They’re rovers， nearly indestructible nocturnal beings who must consume human blood in order to survive。 For seventy years they’ve lurked on the fringes of society， roaming from town to town， dingy motel to dingy motel， stalking the transients， addicts， and prostitutes they feed on。
This hard-boiled supernatural hell ride kicks off when the brothers encounter a young woman who disrupts their grim routine， forcing Jesse to confront his past and plunging his present into deadly chaos as he finds himself scrambling to save her life。 The story plays out through the eyes of the brothers， a grieving father searching for his son’s murderer， and a violent gang of rover bikers， coming to a shattering conclusion in Las Vegas on the eve of America’s Bicentennial。
Gripping， relentless， and ferocious， Rovers demonstrates once again why Richard Lange has been hailed as an “expert writer， his prose exact， his narrative tightly controlled” （Steph Cha， Los Angeles Times）。
Reviews
Greg Trosclair
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Well what if someone wrote a Near Dark similar Vampire movie with some Of Mice and Men thrown in on the side？ well Richard Lange did just that with Rovers。 It is an interesting premise。 The book starts very slow but picks up steam about half way through and roars to a pretty solid end。 If it wasn't for the slow start I might have given this one four stars instead of three。 Well what if someone wrote a Near Dark similar Vampire movie with some Of Mice and Men thrown in on the side？ well Richard Lange did just that with Rovers。 It is an interesting premise。 The book starts very slow but picks up steam about half way through and roars to a pretty solid end。 If it wasn't for the slow start I might have given this one four stars instead of three。 。。。more
Josh
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This is Richard Lange’s best book yet。 I do not say that lightly 。 I have been a fan of all of his work since I first picked up a hardback copy of his short stories Dead Boys back in ‘07。 He has been getting better and better。 Admittedly I am more of a fan of his short fiction， nobody writes short fiction with the grit and heart and detail that he does in my opinion。 And that is not to take away anything from his longer works。 In this book， a genre departure， Lange is able to combine the best of This is Richard Lange’s best book yet。 I do not say that lightly 。 I have been a fan of all of his work since I first picked up a hardback copy of his short stories Dead Boys back in ‘07。 He has been getting better and better。 Admittedly I am more of a fan of his short fiction， nobody writes short fiction with the grit and heart and detail that he does in my opinion。 And that is not to take away anything from his longer works。 In this book， a genre departure， Lange is able to combine the best of his long form and short form fiction into one work that is one of the tightest， intriguing， and gripping noir/horror stories I have read in years。 The storytelling and character development are masterfully handled and the world feels real and lived in。 The “rules” make sense and he does what only the best writers can do and makes you wish that you had more to read of this world by the end of the book。I was really impressed by the voice…or voices used in the novel， the POV changes and playing with the timeline helped keep the story momentum going and propelled the action full tilt。 I also really enjoyed his skill at taking his influences and using them in such a way that you knew they were there but were riffed differently to create a new mosaic type work。 He is like a Madlib-esq hip-hop producer that way， taking the best samples of his favorites records and creating a wholly new work of art。 。。。more
The
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What a bleak， brutal， depressing， pointless piece of crap this was。 Started off promising， then got predictable， then veered off into utter pointlessness and despair with a side helping of unfairness and a dessert of well-what-the-hell-happened-to-him-after-that？！An absolute waste of words and my valuable time。 The shame of it is， it could have been a really good book。 Going into it， I had all sorts of ideas of where the story might go and what might happen， and my thoughts were way better than What a bleak， brutal， depressing， pointless piece of crap this was。 Started off promising， then got predictable， then veered off into utter pointlessness and despair with a side helping of unfairness and a dessert of well-what-the-hell-happened-to-him-after-that？！An absolute waste of words and my valuable time。 The shame of it is， it could have been a really good book。 Going into it， I had all sorts of ideas of where the story might go and what might happen， and my thoughts were way better than what actually happens。 Horrific disappointment。 Again。 Seem to be getting a lot of these lately。 。。。more
Braiden Green
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I happened to run into an article on this one in some magazine and the way he presented vampires seemed interesting so I gave it a shot。 The book modernizes the classic story in a lot of ways。 Instead of stiff collars and widows peaks， these vampires （referred to more as "rovers"） steal cars and ride Harleys across the desert to keep ahead of the law and anyone who might want to exact revenge on them。The book's cast is pretty varied and likable， for the most part。 I struggled alongside a lot of I happened to run into an article on this one in some magazine and the way he presented vampires seemed interesting so I gave it a shot。 The book modernizes the classic story in a lot of ways。 Instead of stiff collars and widows peaks， these vampires （referred to more as "rovers"） steal cars and ride Harleys across the desert to keep ahead of the law and anyone who might want to exact revenge on them。The book's cast is pretty varied and likable， for the most part。 I struggled alongside a lot of them and the things they had to face down。 I especially loved the plot of the bible thumper turned Van Helsing who is simply trying to track down his son's killer。 The author's choice to put his chapters in letter form harkening back to Dracula was effective， in my opinion。A brief content warning， this book is fairly coarse。 To begin with， it is very violent， which I mean you ought to expect from a book about creatures who need to kill to live。 But there's a fair amount of language and some sexuality， though it's really quite tame。All said， I give it a 4。5， but I'm rounding it up because I simply couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Mason
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Another winner from Lange。 There’s no longer any doubt; list his name next to Elmore Leonard and George Higgins。
Lyle Boylen
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A crime fiction novel with vampires。 What more could you ask for。
Laura
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This was my first Richard Lange read， but it most certainly won’t be my last。 From the cover to the words to the ending！ It all added up to one badass read。I love how Lange describes this book as Of Mice and Men with vampires。 BOOM！ I think that says it all。 He gives us four points of view that slowly weave together to form one big， bad， bloody showdown in 1970s Vegas。 I mean come on…what better place for the big bad to go down than Vegas， baby。Rovers is bleak and gritty with its own quick and d This was my first Richard Lange read， but it most certainly won’t be my last。 From the cover to the words to the ending！ It all added up to one badass read。I love how Lange describes this book as Of Mice and Men with vampires。 BOOM！ I think that says it all。 He gives us four points of view that slowly weave together to form one big， bad， bloody showdown in 1970s Vegas。 I mean come on…what better place for the big bad to go down than Vegas， baby。Rovers is bleak and gritty with its own quick and dirty vampire lore。 There are no good guys vs。 bad guys here。 It’s all colored in gray。 And revenge！ The Fiends， a leather-clad motorcycle gang， really didn’t come into focus for me though。 Truth be told， I kept mixing the bikers up。 Jesse and Edgar’s story though…they broke my heart。 As we make our way through the book， their chapters begin to shed more and more light on their history and brother love/tension。 I liked ‘em。 Even if they were blood sucking murderers。What made my heart happy was the writing。 I loved the relentless pace and bite of the words。 Some of my favorite passages were the ones that played with light。 Like “leaf shadows flitting across a patch of warm grass”。 Or this beauty…“A patch of sunlight lay on the empty bed like a brilliant quilt。 Another spilled off the table onto the floor。 The bright spots only made the rest of the room darker。 I had to squint to penetrate the gloom。”Light and dark have to hold hands to show their true natures。 Same goes for people。 These characters wrestle with the little devil in all our souls。 Come see if anyone survives to live—truly live--another day or night。 For me， vampire tales teach the break out of the self-imposed boxes we tend to put ourselves in lesson oh-so perfectly。 We’re not dead yet。 Or are we？Grab your shades and jump into Rovers！ It’s one hell of a cool ride。 。。。more
Laurie
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This is a great story about vampires and life and revenge and acceptance。 Jesse accidentally stumbles into a mess with some very creepy vamps and spends the rest of the book trying to get out of trouble and keep his brother and girlfriend safe。 Lots of action and fun to read。
Bookreporter。com Mystery & Thriller
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Generally I am not a fan of vampire novels or films。 It might be more accurate to say that I am selective。 Books？ ’SALEM’S LOT。 Movies？ 30 Days of Night， Near Dark and， yes， ’Salem’s Lot。 I am adding the newly published ROVERS to the book list。 It has been rolling around in my head like marbles in a boxcar since I finished reading it。Richard Lange generally writes dark crime fiction， which is exactly what this novel is。 It’s full of bad and dangerous people going at each other and everyone else Generally I am not a fan of vampire novels or films。 It might be more accurate to say that I am selective。 Books？ ’SALEM’S LOT。 Movies？ 30 Days of Night， Near Dark and， yes， ’Salem’s Lot。 I am adding the newly published ROVERS to the book list。 It has been rolling around in my head like marbles in a boxcar since I finished reading it。Richard Lange generally writes dark crime fiction， which is exactly what this novel is。 It’s full of bad and dangerous people going at each other and everyone else who happens to cross their paths。 Add the vampire element， and you have one of the best literary parties you will come across during this or any summer。 Before we start， there are three things you should know: 1） The title of this wild tale is the term that vampires generally use to refer to themselves。 2） The book takes place in the American west， primarily in Nevada and Arizona。 3） It is set in 1976 in the runup to the United States bicentennial。Three primary storylines run through ROVERS。 One involves a notorious group of rover bikers who call themselves the Fiends。 It’s a gang of eight， and when we meet them， they are on the verge of being hired for a bit of over-the-top nastiness with even nastier， over-the-top compensation that had me screaming。 Seriously。 Another revolves around a pair of rover brothers， with Jesse being a bit older and much smarter than Edgar。 There’s some tension between them， caused by Jesse having to boss around Edgar， who doesn’t like it one bit。 The third concerns Charles Sanders， a grieving father whose son was murdered by a rover。 He conducted his own investigation; after discovering the existence of rovers， he is on the hunt， driving around the west and passing out flyers while seeking information and hoping to exact vengeance。Lange does not waste a whole lot of time bringing these storylines together。 First， Jesse， Edgar and a young woman out for some thrills interrupt the Fiends just as they are completing their latest mission and get the whole gang after them， hell-bent on revenge。 Sanders kind of stumbles into the middle of things at a later point， and the result is combustible， to say the least。 Lange borrows from traditional and contemporary vampire lore but throws a few hand grenades of his own into the mix。 All the while， he hints and foreshadows while providing plenty of gore， which adds to but does not overwhelm this compelling and surprisingly literate story。 Think of Stephen King collaborating with Joe R。 Lansdale， and it will give you a fair idea of what is going on here， though the end result is all Lange。In the interest of full disclosure， I should note that ROVERS hews pretty much to my own worldview that there are folks on the fringes who have been among us for a while and stay in the shadows until they don’t。 So I hesitate to call the book “fiction，” but I’ll go with that for now。 Regardless of what you or I might believe， this is an addictive， one-sit read that will echo in your head just like it does in mine。Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub 。。。more
Ren
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Done in a day， easily。 Very fun story。
Jaksen
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Excellent vampire book。 Vampires！（I won this book through the Goodreads giveaway program， glad I did。）The vampire trope has hardly been 'overdone，' any more than Victorian romance or stories about armchair detectives and serial killers。 This one is unique， IMO。Three individuals or groups are all heading toward a big clash - I could feel it from the start - as each have their own 'agenda' or needs。 First off， Charlie Sanders， looking for his son's killer， the person who killed and bled his boy dr Excellent vampire book。 Vampires！（I won this book through the Goodreads giveaway program， glad I did。）The vampire trope has hardly been 'overdone，' any more than Victorian romance or stories about armchair detectives and serial killers。 This one is unique， IMO。Three individuals or groups are all heading toward a big clash - I could feel it from the start - as each have their own 'agenda' or needs。 First off， Charlie Sanders， looking for his son's killer， the person who killed and bled his boy dry。 Second， brothers Jesse and Edgar， rovers - code name for blood-drinkers; they're just trying to get by day to day。 And third， the 'Fiends，' a motorcycle clan of rovers who kill on order， or just when they feel like it。 There's humor here， but it's dark， the kind which feels like that moment when you're enjoying a beautiful sunny day and suddenly there's black skies overhead and thunder a half mile off。 You run to bring in your food from the grill， get the kids in the house and the power goes out。 Yeah， lame， but that's how it feels。 The locale is the Southwest USA， up to Las Vegas， and the feel is all there。 Dry， dusty， throat-parchy place， yet with its own kind of beauty at night with the skies so clear you can see the Milky Way。 （Or at least last time I visited Arizona that was still possible。） At any rate， the book is a little confusing at first， in that you don't know whose head you're in - the chapters are related by either Charlie， Jesse or Edgar， or focuses on the Fiends。 But once you get the feel for each， it's an easy， entertaining and exciting read。 I really enjoyed it。 In fact， I dragged the read out to make it last。A really， really good vampire book - and more。Five stars。 。。。more
Jason Kuiper
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I’m a huge fan of Richard Lange。 His collection Dead Boys is probably my favorite collection ever （only Jesus’ Son and Controlled Burn come close）。 This is his best novel yet。 And that says a lot since I’ve really loved pretty much all of his novels。 I give this the highest recommendation。 Motorcycle gangs and vampires？ Not everyone’s cup of tea， but if you give it a chance you will be blown away。 So many levels of greatness at work here。
Lydia Wallace
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ROVERS is a bleak， gritty， violent， and mostly tender portrayal of life as an outsider that happens to be about vampires。 The writing is equal to the story。 Inspiring and devastating。I just flew through Richard Lange's fantastic new novel， and loved every page。 A new and unique take on the vampire story that incorporates Lange's expert eye for the downtrodden underbelly of the desert southwest。 Memorable characters set in the seventies。 There are no heroes in this story。 A well written masterpi ROVERS is a bleak， gritty， violent， and mostly tender portrayal of life as an outsider that happens to be about vampires。 The writing is equal to the story。 Inspiring and devastating。I just flew through Richard Lange's fantastic new novel， and loved every page。 A new and unique take on the vampire story that incorporates Lange's expert eye for the downtrodden underbelly of the desert southwest。 Memorable characters set in the seventies。 There are no heroes in this story。 A well written masterpiece of vampire fiction。 A must read。 。。。more
Vantine
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Gritty， bleak version of vampire lore。 The reviewers who compared it to Elmore Leonard or Quentin Tarantino are correct。 （For a vampire books with an even stronger flavor try Christopher Buelman’s Suicide Motorcycle Club）。 The book is filled with desperate people living on the fringes of society。 Being turned into a rover does not being a sense of raucous joy or living with abandon。 It’s 1976 and America is celebrating its bicentennial。 Two brothers， Jesse and Edgar， are at the center of the nov Gritty， bleak version of vampire lore。 The reviewers who compared it to Elmore Leonard or Quentin Tarantino are correct。 （For a vampire books with an even stronger flavor try Christopher Buelman’s Suicide Motorcycle Club）。 The book is filled with desperate people living on the fringes of society。 Being turned into a rover does not being a sense of raucous joy or living with abandon。 It’s 1976 and America is celebrating its bicentennial。 Two brothers， Jesse and Edgar， are at the center of the novel。 Edgar is mentally challenged， bringing a reminder of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men。 He loves his toys and his cat， Abby。 They are trying to outwit and stay ahead of a rover biker gang determined to get revenge。 They are accompanied by a young human woman who becomes a source of conflict for the brothers after she disrupted their life。 A parallel plot line is that of a religious， grieving father determined to find out what happened to his son。 If you like vampire lore but want something without the romance or idealism and love a books with a gritty tone， this is for you。 There is an exploration of revenge and it’s costs。 The pace is quick and the characters well drawn。 。。。more
Tammy
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* 4。5/5 stars*The nitty-gritty: A unique take on vampires， Rovers is an outstanding blood-soaked， tragic tale of revenge and redemption。 We walk out a ways and commence to digging。 Six foot is Christian but we never go that deep。 Ain’t no preacher looking。 You got to bury your bodies or burn them。 Make them disappear。 That’s a rule for all rovers: cover your tracks。 Otherwise folks’ll put two and two together and that’d be the death of us all。Richard Lange is known as a literary fiction writer， * 4。5/5 stars*The nitty-gritty: A unique take on vampires， Rovers is an outstanding blood-soaked， tragic tale of revenge and redemption。 We walk out a ways and commence to digging。 Six foot is Christian but we never go that deep。 Ain’t no preacher looking。 You got to bury your bodies or burn them。 Make them disappear。 That’s a rule for all rovers: cover your tracks。 Otherwise folks’ll put two and two together and that’d be the death of us all。Richard Lange is known as a literary fiction writer， and even though he’s veered into speculative territory with Rovers， there’s still a strong literary sensibility to the book， which is one reason I loved it so much。 Fair warning， though: this is a dark， bleak and at times depressing story about a group of “rovers”—men and women who turn to dust in the sunlight and must consume human blood in order to survive。 Yep， vampires！ It wasn’t always an easy read， but Lange’s evocative prose， dusty desert setting， and surprisingly sympathetic characters make this a standout book。The story takes place in the summer of 1976 and follows three different groups of characters。 Jesse and Edgar are brothers， and because they are rovers and need human blood to survive， they travel the backroads of California and Nevada， never staying in one place for long。 Edgar is mentally challenged and cannot survive without his younger brother Jesse， but he resents Jesse’s strict rules: hiding whenever they spot another rover， and only making a kill once a month。 At one of their stops， they meet a bartender named Johona， a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Jesse’s old love Claudine， a rover who was dusted many years ago。The second perspective is that of Charles， a man consumed with grief over his son’s murder—his throat was slashed and his body was drained of blood。 The authorities were never able to find the perpetrator， so Charles left home and hit the road， determined to find the murderer on his own and bring justice to his son。 One day Charles is approached by a man who claims that his wife was killed in the exact same way， and he offers Charles a chance for revenge。 Charles’ chapters are a long letter he’s writing home to his wife about his adventures on the road （a nod to Dracula， perhaps？）Finally， we follow a biker gang called the Fiends， rovers who have banded together to keep each other safe， but who have also gained a reputation among other rovers for being dangerous。 In order to survive， they occasionally take on jobs from a rover named Beaumont—a sort of mob boss—earning enough cash to support their vagabond lifestyle。 When the story opens， the Fiends have agreed to dust a rover who Beaumont has been after for years。 In exchange， he agrees to give them the hefty sum of $ 25，000 plus a special perk: a live human baby， whose blood allows a rover to go an entire year without feeding。When Jesse and Johona inadvertently interrupt the Fiends’ job， they find themselves running for their lives。 As the Bicentennial—July 4th， 1976—approaches， these three groups will converge in Las Vegas for a violent and bloody showdown。 Rovers is a complex revenge story with nuanced characters and an intriguing vampire mythology。 Lange’s rovers are familiar in some ways but not in others。 For example， they don’t have fangs， but use ice picks and stilettos to puncture their victim’s carotid artery in order to drink their blood。 Just a touch of sunlight on their skin makes them blister， and only minutes exposed to the sun will result in their death。 （It's ironic that the story is set under the brutal summer sun of the American Southwest。） They only need to consume blood every thirty days or so， and things like guns， knives and falling from great heights won’t kill them—in order to dust a rover， you have to cut off its head （or trap it in the sunlight）。 Rovers can also identify each other by the black aura that surrounds them， an aura only other rovers can see。 Otherwise， rovers are pretty much human: they eat and drink and fall in love， seek revenge on each other and mourn the loss of their friends。 They prey on the weak and the drunk， people on the fringes of society who won’t be missed， and they’re careful about disposing of the bodies so they won’t call attention to themselves。Even though there are speculative elements in the story， Rovers reads more like a gritty literary crime noir， so even if you’re the sort of reader who would never pick up a vampire book， this might work for you， especially if you like your stories on the dark side。 And this is very dark。 Lange’s vampires live in constant fear of being discovered， homeless and jobless and always on the move。 Jesse steals in order to survive， and as long as he and Edgar have enough money for a motel room and some food， that’s all they really need。 The violent scenes seem to come out of nowhere， which made them all the more shocking。 In a standard vampire tale， you know you’re dealing with otherworldly creatures， so the killing isn’t as horrific。 But when your characters appear mostly human， it makes the act of murder seem so much worse。 But despite the violence， Lange manages to infuse his story with emotion and some surprisingly sympathetic characters。 Take Edgar， for example。 Edgar is fifty years old but has the mind of a child。 He’s trapped in a body he doesn’t like—he didn’t choose to become a rover， that was forced upon him by his brother （and there are good reasons for it but I won’t go into them here）。 All of the characters broke my heart in one way or another， but I really felt for Edgar in particular， who doesn’t understand why he has to live with “the Little Devil，” what he calls the monster inside him。 I also loved the Fiends and how carefully the author developed each of their characters。 I adored Elijah and Antonia， the unofficial leaders of the Fiends， who are deeply in love with each other and are considering leaving the gang and their bloody lifestyle behind。 Lange gives us some flashbacks that show how Jesse and Claudine met and fell in love， another heartbreaking tale that brought me to tears。 Even Charles’ story moved me， although I found his plotline to be the most depressing and unsavory。The setting and time period are perfect for this tale: the hot， sun-drenched small towns full of outcasts and desperate people， and the lawless feeling of the 1970s。 Even the Las Vegas setting worked so well。 Instead of the glitz of the strip and casinos， we see the seedy side of Vegas， where you just know some bad shit is going to go down。 The final showdown was as bloody as you might expect， and the ending was an emotional punch that I didn’t see coming。 Quentin Tarantino fans should definitely check this out， and if Rovers doesn't get a movie option， I'll be very surprised。 Fans of complex storytelling and relatable characters—who don’t mind some bleakness in their stories—will love this book。Big thanks to the publisher for providing a review copy。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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Rovers are what vampires call themselves。 Forced to move from town to town to avoid detection， vampires chase victims and each other alone and in packs。Jesse and his mentally slow brother Edgar have been circling the United States for almost a hundred years。 When Jesse sees Johana， a human woman who is the spitting image of his lost great love， he can’t help but ask her out on a date。 Unfortunately， the date goes horrible wrong resulting in all three being chased across state lines by a band of Rovers are what vampires call themselves。 Forced to move from town to town to avoid detection， vampires chase victims and each other alone and in packs。Jesse and his mentally slow brother Edgar have been circling the United States for almost a hundred years。 When Jesse sees Johana， a human woman who is the spitting image of his lost great love， he can’t help but ask her out on a date。 Unfortunately， the date goes horrible wrong resulting in all three being chased across state lines by a band of rovers called the Fiends。Meanwhile， human Charles is searching the country for the killer of his son， Benny。 He runs into a strange old man with a similar life story。 It’s the eve of the nation’s bicentennial and the fireworks are just about to start。I wondered why a book about vampires was classified as a mystery/thriller。 But I was intrigued enough by the synopsis to give it a read。 I am so glad I did。 Even with blood， gore and death aplenty， Rovers is ultimately almost a literary fiction that happens to be about creatures that feed on human blood。 After all， vampires are the definitive outsider。The book has a slow motion almost dreamlike quality。 Despite the pacing， it is incredibly hard to put down。 The characterizations are so well done that even as a gang of vicious vampires argue over who gets to kill an innocent baby， you understand and sympathize with their needs。 The author is so skilled that I only realized it after I was done with the book。 And I am still thinking about it days after I finished it。So， if you want to see a master at work， and feel like something completely different than what you usually read， pick up Rovers。 You won’t be sorry （though you may be tired after staying up half the night to finish it like I did）。 5 stars and a favorite！Thanks to Mulholland Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
PhattandyPDX
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A great read， with characters that make you feel equal amounts of care， concern， and contempt。 I read this in 2 days and couldn’t put it down。 This is a story about vampires， that runs much deeper。 It incorporates loss， survival， and redemption with people who are on the fringes of society for multiple reasons。 I found myself pulling for all of the characters at different times。 The ending was heartbreaking， yet beautiful。
Andrew
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This was not what I was expecting at all。 Picture Near Dark， without the love story， as written by Elmore Leonard with a bit of Tarantino thrown in。 There are no heroes in this story。 A well written masterpiece of vampire fiction。
Alma Katsu
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ROVERS is a bleak， gritty， violent， and mostly tender portrayal of life as an outsider that happens to be about vampires。 The writing is equal to the story: achingly beautiful， by turns inspiring and devastating。
Christian Duchateau
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Just blew through Richard Lange's fantastic new novel， and loved every page。 A new and unique take on the vampire story that incorporates Lange's expert eye for the downtrodden underbelly of the desert southwest。 Memorable characters， a seventies setting and a high-octane action-driven plot that will keep you up well into the night。 I nearly read the whole thing in one sitting。 Highly recommended！ Just blew through Richard Lange's fantastic new novel， and loved every page。 A new and unique take on the vampire story that incorporates Lange's expert eye for the downtrodden underbelly of the desert southwest。 Memorable characters， a seventies setting and a high-octane action-driven plot that will keep you up well into the night。 I nearly read the whole thing in one sitting。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Jim
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His most commercial and spiritual work to date -- it accomplishes what great art does， in its own singular way it changes the way you see the world。 Even though I was sad when it was done， ROVERS ends perfectly and beautifully， it moves from darkness to light， from the desperation of holding on fiercely with despair and fear to this sad world of dark blood and shadows， where lost souls feed on other lost souls， to the relief of letting go into the light and being free。
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