Product Description

"Driver" is an ex-con trying to make his life right but who shares an expensive secret and a past affair with his boss's wife - a woman who is nothing but trouble. Dickey's rich characters make listeners feel as if they are present in the hustle-filled pool hall, the bedroom, and the Lincoln Town Car that "Driver" chauffeurs his wealthy and notorious clients around in.

Dickey's millions of fans will be happy to see the reappearance of a femme fatale from Thieves' Paradise, who adds spice and surprises every time she turns up.

Product Details

• Published on: 2004-07-15
• Released on: 2004-07-15
• Formats: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Binding: Audio CD

From Publishers Weekly
An ex-con tries to make good while an old flame tries to make trouble in this smart, gritty and gripping 10th novel by bestseller Dickey (Naughty or Nice, etc.). "[S]ix-two and dark as an open road," Driver spent two years in lockdown to spare his gay albino brother, Rufus; these days he's a chauffeur. Driver likes to hang with his boss, Wolf; they drink beer, have a laugh, do the crossword, shoot pool. It's all cool—as long as Wolf doesn't find out about Driver's affair with Lisa, Wolf's wife. Even worse, Lisa gave Driver 15 large to kill her husband. Driver couldn't do it, but he spent the money on his mother's funeral; Lisa will forgive the debt if Driver keeps "dicking her down." When he won't, she tries to run him down with her Hummer. Next trick? An ugly pair of thugs who stalk and threaten him. Meanwhile, Driver must drive a visiting celebrity author—notorious for inflammatory race-related statements and for wearing the silver briefcase containing his next million-dollar book handcuffed to his wrist—all over L.A. Steamy sex scenes alternate with mayhem and vandalism; the lively, truncated dialogue is filled with literary references, product placements and newsworthy names. Urban melodrama, gorgeous grifters, a tough but likable hero and sharp takes on racial politics add up to another winner.
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From Booklist
Another novel with a cliched title--but with an atypical backdrop. The famous Dickey love-story formula here begins with intrigue, but it turns into what may be his best novel to date. Driver, an ex-convict, accepts $15,000 to kill Lisa's husband, Wolf, but is unable to do the deed. In a twist of fate, Wolf hires Driver as a chauffeur at his limousine company. Lisa is so irate at Driver's audacity--for accepting a job with her husband and keeping the money--she begins to stalk him. Arizona, a beautiful con artist, offers Driver an opportunity to make a lot of money fast if he is willing to take some risks. Panther is a stripper with whom Driver spends time, and she becomes the only woman he can trust. As all three women put forth their best efforts, Driver becomes crazed and caught in the middle--there's the woman who loves him, the woman who has been scorned, and the woman who lusts for him. Similar to the work of Donald Goines, this page-turner will appeal to the same audience. Lillian Lewis
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About the Author
Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Eric Jerome Dickey is the author of fifteen novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Chasing Destiny, Genevieve, Drive Me Crazy, Naughty or Nice, The Other Woman, and Thieves’ Paradise. He is also the author of a six-issue miniseries of comic books for Marvel Enterprises featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. His novel, Naughty or Nice, has been optioned by Lionsgate Films. He lives on the road and rests in Southern California.

Customer Reviews

Another Great One
This book was most certainly a page turner for me. I loved mostly all of it. There were some parts that I would skim over because they weren't as attention grabbing as I would have liked, but besides this its a good addition to any avid readers collection. Not a disappointment.

Gritty, Witty and Fully Satisfying
Eric Jerome Dickey's 10th novel truly delivers like he's done with all his books. Excellently written, with sharp wit, and unforgettable characters, "Drive me crazy" shows that Dickey is a talented, masterful writer who writes some of the "realest" characters of the genre.
The characters are fully developed and even though they are gritty and different from the characters Dickey wrote about in "Naughty or Nice" he serves them with compassion and great diction that you find yourself sympathyzing with them, and understanding their journey.This novel also dishes out great laugh-out-loud one liners that will definitely leave your stomach hurting. The novel also transcends different cultures, and offers insight into current day politics without sounding preachy.
Also, the authors use of imagery left me feeling like I was right there with every scene, could smell anything in the air, and hear everything that was going on.
Also appreciated are the literary references and the effortless use of metaphors, and similes that make this part-mystery, part-crime novel, part-relationship novel totally enjoyable. Simply put, worth every penny spent buying it. :)

Better luck next time
After Naughty or Nice, I was expecting this book to be the greatest thing. It was very confusing, jumped around too much and had too much unnecessary drama. I did not connect with any of the characters because there was too much mystery surrounding them. The book did not convey anything to me at all, I usually read his books in a couple hours, but I found myself struggling to keep this one open. I think the characters should have been developed a little more, and the true meaning of the book shoud have come out in the end. When I was finished reading it, I just did not know what I had read. Better luck next time.