First published 2021
Trapped in a small Mississippi town, troubled drifter Val Xavier seeks refuge in a seedy roadside motel. But his quiet hideout is upended by the arrival of a sultry, unpredictable woman who threatens to expose his dark past. As their charged relationship spirals, Val must outwit local authorities and his own inner demons to escape the net closing in around him. In this gritty, atmospheric character study, Tennessee Williams explores the high stakes of living on the run.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, crime
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: dark-protagonist, on-the-run, troubled-past
Setting: Mississippi
Period: 20th-century
156 pages · Paperback · Hassell Street Press
Content warnings: violence