Mule
A Novel of Moving Weight

Name: Mule
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Tony D'Souza
ISBN: 9781620643747

Author: Tony D'Souza

Narrator: Charlie Thurston

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 09/01/2012

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Crime

Synopsis

James and Kate are golden children of the late twentieth century, flush with opportunity. But an economic downturn and an unexpected pregnancy send them searching for a way to survive. A friend in California's Siskiyou County grows prime-grade marijuana; if James transports just one load from Cali to Florida, he'll pull down enough cash to survive for months. And so begins the life of a mule. A zeitgeist-capturing novel that plunges you into the criminal underworld with little chance to take a breath, Mule is about young people trying to make do in a moment when the American Dream they never had to believe in—because it was handed to them, fully wrapped and ready to go at the takeout window—suddenly vanishes from the menu.

About Tony D'Souza

Tien Tzuo is the CEO of Zuora, a comprehensive subscription management platform and Silicon Valley unicorn with more than 800 employees and 800 customers worldwide. Zuora, which caters to the needs of the growing subscription economy, was born out of Tzuo's experiences at Salesforce, a pioneer of the subscription model, where he was formerly CMO and Chief Strategy Officer. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zuora also operates offices in Atlanta, Boston, Denver, San Francisco, London, Paris, Beijing, Sydney and Tokyo.

About Charlie Thurston

Charlie Thurston is an experienced audiobook narrator, actor, and playwright who has received numerous Earphones Awards for his work. He has appeared on Law and Order: SVU, and his voice can be heard in audiobooks such as The Oracle Year, Southernmost, The Terranauts, and The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone.

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“Mule is the sort of novel I love: it solves nothing but explains everything. It also, thanks to its wicked style and pacing, lets me forget I’m reading serious literature while I follow its terrifying story into the land of the all-American damned.”
Walter Kirn, author of Up in the Air

“Mule is swift, taut, and relentless, both a rip-roaring drug tale and a fascinating portrait of a decent human being whose morals slowly disintegrate under unbearable financial strain. Tony D’Souza proves, yet again, that he is an immensely clever storyteller with plenty of talent to spare.”
Lauren Groff, author of The Monsters of Templeton

“With adrenaline-infused sentences and a seat-gripping storyline, Tony D’Souza has written one of the first great novels to emerge from our perplexing, endless recession. A heartfelt tale of one family’s freefall, Mule is a novel that illuminates contemporary American desperation, both its dangerous precipices and its thrilling, overwhelming freedom.”
Dean Bakopoulos, author of My American Unhappiness

“An acutely detailed page-turner.”
Entertainment Weekly

“[D’Souza’s] authorial voice is sharp and crisp, eschewing flowery prose for a hard-hitting narrative style that perfectly suits the page-turning, drug fueled tale. Fans of Toby Young and Max Barry and those who follow D’Souza’s magazine work will greatly enjoy the timely, witty, fast-paced Mule.”
Booklist

“A smart and bracing ground-level exploration of the drug trade.”
Kirkus Reviews