His daughter (from before he was married, and he never had any kind of custody) can’t afford college and plans on working for a while before she can afford it (the reader knows, and I think Beauregard does, too, that she’ll never make enough to get there). His wife works too hard, and he’d like to lighten her burden-and provide a nicer home.
He’s deeply and madly in love with his wife and is a devoted father to two great sons (one complaint-possibly my only one is that we don’t get more time with the boys). Now he’s losing customers by the handful, and may not be able to stay open for more than three months. He was doing okay for himself until a few months back when a new, better-financed shop opened up in town. The second thing we learn is that he’s capable and willing to give a man a beating-both efficient and effective-if he’s crossed (read: cheated out of winnings).īeauregard runs an auto-repair shop in a small Virginia town. We see that at the start as he wins a street race to help pay his monthly bills. The first thing we learn about Beauregard (nicknamed “Bug”) is that he is both a great mechanic and a great driver. Drive like you fucking stole it.īeauregard heard his Daddy’s voice every time he drove the Duster. You gotta drive like don’t nothing else matter except getting to that line.
If you drive like you don’t want to have to rebuild the whole engine, you gonna lose. If you drive like you scared, you gonna lose. The real thing, the thing most people don’t want to talk about, is how you drive. That’s part of i it, yeah, but that ain’t the main thing. Grab a copy from your local indie bookstore! Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller.
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