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The Suicide Motor Club Hardcover – June 7, 2016

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“Rising horror star”* Christopher Buehlman, author of The Lesser Dead, returns with a chilling and thrilling tale of dark evil lurking on the lonely, open road...

Bram Stoker, quoting the ballad “Lenore,” said, “The dead travel fast.”

Those words have never rung more true...

Remember that car that passed you near midnight on Route 66, doing 105 with its lights off? You wondered where it was going so quickly on that dark, dusty stretch of road, motor roaring, the driver glancing out the window as he blew by.

Did his greedy eyes shine silver like a coyote’s? Did he make you feel like prey?

You can’t remember now.

You just saw the founder of the Suicide Motor Club. Be grateful his brake lights never flashed. Be grateful his car was already full.

They roam America, littering the highways with smashed cars and bled-out bodies, a gruesome reflection of the unsettled sixties. But to anyone unlucky enough to meet them in the lonely hours of the night, they’re just a blurry memory.

That is—to all but one...

Two years ago, they left a witness in the mangled wreck of her family car, her husband dead, her son taken. She remembers their awful faces, despite their tricks and glamours. And she’s coming for them—her thirst for vengeance even more powerful than their hunger for blood.

On the deserted highways of America, the hunters are about to become the hunted...

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368 pages
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English
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Berkley
Publication date

June 7, 2016
Dimensions

6.25 x 1.12 x 9.37 inches
ISBN-10

1101988738
ISBN-13

978-1101988732
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Praise for Christopher Buehlman and His Novels

“Surprising, scary, and, ultimately, heartbreaking…I’ve read a number of good horror novels this year, but Buehlman leaves them all in the dust.”—Tor.com

“One of the best first novels I’ve ever read.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Midnight, Texas novels

“What a treat. As much F. Scott Fitzgerald as Dean Koontz. A graceful, horrific read.”—Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson novels

“Beautifully written…with a cast of Southern characters so real you can almost see the sweat roll down the page.”—Boston Herald

“A horror story that manages just the right balance between building dread and suspense and delivering action.”—The A.V. Club

“Impossible to put down.”—Suspense Magazine

About the Author

Christopher Buehlman is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for Poetry and the author of several plays and five novels: The Suicide Motor Club, The Lesser Dead (named the American Library Association's Best Horror Novel of the Year), The Necromancer’s House, Between Two Fires, and Those Across the River (a World Fantasy Award nominee for best novel). He spends half the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the rest on the road.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley; 1st Ed edition (June 7, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101988738
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101988732
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.12 x 9.37 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #151,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #253 in Vampire Horror
- #3,125 in Dark Fantasy
- #24,693 in American Literature (Books)

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Christopher Buehlman is a native Floridian and author of the literary horror novels 'Those Across the River' and 'Between Two Fires.' He is the winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize in poetry, and the author of several provocative plays, including Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka. Many know him as comedian Christophe the Insultor, something of a cult figure on the renaissance festival circuit. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. His first novel, 'Those Across the River,' was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for best novel in 2012.

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Arretamador

Not your typical vampire book

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017

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I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and had a fast paced, interesting storyline. I wanted to read a vampire book that depicted vampires as cold blooded monsters. This book does that and it does not portray the vampires as romantic or sexy creatures like most of the books out there now. It is a mix of horror, action, suspense and drama and I was hooked by the first chapter. It doesn't offer a lot of gore or torture but it does have the right amount of horror to make it a horror book. I appreciated the writers creative attributes and characteristics of the vampires in his book, he made the story a lot more interesting because there wasn't the usual vampire traits you would expect to see in this book. If your looking for a unique and different way to read about a vampire then this book will satisfy you.

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The Dead Travel Fast....

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016

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Since finding his novel, Those Across the River, I have kept a hopeful eye for more of Christopher Buehlman's work, and I have not been disappointed. Better yet each novel, with his terrifyingly fresh take on time worn horror, takes the reader along for an unexpected ride.
The Suicide Motor Club is a rollercoaster of a ride. A band of nomadic vampires travelling the back roads of 60's America, led by joyfully cruel and vicious Luther Nixon, leaving a wake of blood and death behind their prized muscle cars. Until they take a child and leave a witness
I finished this book around 2am and immediately wanted to start over in case I had read too fast and missed something. Cannot wait more.

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linda lee taylor

CHRIS BEULMAN, SUICIDE MOTOR CLUB

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020

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5 TH BOOK OF HIS I'VE READ. WRITES GREAT HORROR. DOESN'T LEAVE YOU FEELING LIKE ....NEED TO TAKE A SHOWER, OR WHY DO I LIKE TO READ THIS STUFF. HE KNOWS HOW TO WRITE. NO LOOSE THREADS, NO TYPO'S, NO PARAGRAPHS APPEARING ODDLY IN NEXT CHAPTERS...VIVID IMAGINATION. .. CHARACHTERS FULL .. BEST , NO WASTED FILLER WORDS ON CLOTHING DESCRIPTIONS... KEEP EM COMING CHRIS..

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Lisa

A Classic

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020

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Where to begin? This book is a story of a mother’s love, of love between a man & a woman, & a horrifying tale of evil. So many supernatural books are two dimensional. This is not one of them.

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Supernatural Stakes Given A Very Human Face For Loss And Parent Fears

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016

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Immersed in the middle of this thrilling blend of NEAR DARK an end Tarantino's timeless lawlessness. Buehlman does the necessary by managing to imbue his characters with enough real life characteristics, so when his characters hurt and suffer, the reader feels the pain. As a parent, I found myself reduced to tears as a main character comes to terms with the grief of losing a child. Under the direction of Buehlman's smart hand, the character's plight is devastating. For fans of thrillers, and mysteries, do not miss this highlight of the Fall season.

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In love!

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019

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Love love LOVE this author! Started with Those Across The River. This was my second read. Usually this type of story isn’t my favorite, but the pacing and story content and characters just blew me away. Best author I have found in a long time. Can’t wait to read more from him! I’m fangirling to any of my friends who will listen!

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HouseAtreus

Unique take on vampire lore, vamp hunting, and the possibility--small thought it may be--of redemption.

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

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Beautifully written, lacking a single cliche' about the predations of vampires who are living hard and fast. Very, very fast, with an incredibly peculiar--or unique, let's say, m.o.

There's room for a sequel, but if that never happens, it's fine. The book is perfectly self-contained.

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daver

Great read!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020

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This was the first novel from C.B. that I read and I really enjoyed it! I found it to be a truly original vampire tale. Being a car guy, I loved the fact that they were part of the story. Can't wait to pick another of his novels to read next!

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TheVampireBookworm

The best horror I read this year

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2016

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If you were a driver in the US back in the 60's, consider yourself lucky for being here. There were undead things roaming all over the place, hiding in abandoned mines or houses near the highway, stealing the fastest cars and feeding on innocent passers-by. Or maybe you have encountered them but don't remember. If there is a night on Route 66 you remember in a haze, then you've been spared. They let you go.
But the thing is that someone noticed. Not all the people are susceptible to being brain-washed by them so when a woman survives a car wreck, she remembers her son being snatched away by them. And despite her attempts to tell herself it was all just a bad dream and trying her career in a cloister to forget her awful past, the destiny chose different path for her. She isn't the only one to know about them. So when a secret club of vampire slayers asks her to come along and avenge her little son, she agrees.
I loved the story and its twists. It was terrifying and gruesome. The characters kept slowly ravelling their secrets so that I was constantly saying "aha! wow! what the.." and so on ;-)= I'm happy that the idea of the evil undead is still alive and hasn't disappeared from literature just yet. And even though a charming vampire character appears, the protagonist can see through him and doesn't get swept away.

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AmazonMonster

Tense and Gripping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2021

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Extremely well written, taut prose that meant I was glued to this book until I finished it. Now off to buy more by this author.

S. Middleton

Near Dark style action horror!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2017

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Fantastic....Near Dark meets Salems Lot in late '60s America, on Route 66. Highly recommended, this guy can write. Not just violence, but well-written good guys and bad guys. And if these creatures ever really existed, it also shows how utterly helpless most everyday people would be when faced with them. Chilling.

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carlos

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2017

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Bit boring

jola

Christopher buehlman never disappoints

Reviewed in Canada on March 26, 2017

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Christopher Buehlman very quickly became a favourite of mine. Everything he writes is so different and yet always amazing. Have and will continue to preorder everything from this incredible writer.

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