The Tow Away Zone is the first book in The Sunrise Trilogy series. It’s a light-hearted, and funny book that I certainly enjoyed. Here is the synopsis.
When a travelling salesman finds a town that’s not on the map, he must choose between romance and a long-held promise of untold riches.
Beckman Spiers is a grey man in a grey world—and he’s happy with that.
After 12 years of routine and grind, he’s again fighting to become Number One Salesman of the Year. Legend has it, Number Ones get so rich, they never work again. With a week to go, Beckman is gaining on his nemesis, smooth-talking Tyler Quittle.
When a chance blowout on a deserted Arizona highway leaves Beckman stranded, the mysterious Saul arrives, and tows him to the strange neon-lit town of Sunrise. Here, he meets the glamorous Lolita Milan and his fortunes change.
Yet, Sunrise’s small-town charms conceal secrets, and his world becomes one of private investigators and backstabbing business deals.
What will he have to do to reach Number One? And what will he do if he wins the race?
In this comedic, stylistic, and mysterious story, meet the most unique characters and get pulled into the colourful world of Sunrise.
The Tow Away Zone is a quirky story for sure. A black comedy set in a small American town. I did laugh quite a lot and found myself wondering what the heck could be next in this off-the-wall story.
It definitely got me hooked with a town that you can’t even decide if it’s real or not. The characters are ones that you can warm to, and the plotline is an unusual one, that’s for sure! I read this over a few days and found dead myself wishing I had more time to read as I was curious as to what was going to happen as the story unfolded.
We meet Beckman, our main character. A travelling salesman with a good sense of humour, what I would call a ‘cheeky chappie’. Added to this is his imagination, which is on the side of overactive. He ends up in a town he doesn’t know, called Sunrise…and then things definitely turn a bit weird. One of the things I have to mention is I still haven’t decided if Sunrise is just in his head or actually real!
Chris Towndrow has definitely created a book with plenty of black humour and great characters. The twists and turns of the story are not ones you see coming either. This made it a great read for me as I love a story that leaves me guessing and this book certainly did that!
This is a book that I can see some people loving and some hating, a bit like Marmite. With the unusual premise and the fact you don’t know if anything is actually real, it can seem a little crazy. I like crazy and I am sure I will be having a look at the other books in the series soon.
Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Chris Towndrow for my copy of the book for this tour.
Purchase Link – https://books2read.com/TowAwayZone
Author Bio
I’ve been a multi-genre author since 1991.
My favourite work to date is 2019’s Tow Away Zone, a quirky American small-town romantic black comedy. It’s been well-received by readers, with 5* reviews on Amazon.
In 2020 I published the sequel – Go Away Zone. In 2021 I’m completing the trilogy.
My sci-fi journey started with space opera “Scared Ground” being available on Kindle in 2012.
In 2018 I published my 2nd sci-fi novel – Imperfect Isolation – which embraces robotics, asteroid mining and a snowy drive in an 80-year-old Porsche 911.
The sequel, Reprisals, followed in 2019. In early 2021 I released the 3rd instalment, Trip Hazard.
I’m currently editing a reflective Western. It explores prejudice against the deaf community and the Native Americans, as a man struggles to reconnect with his lost son and come to terms with his own failings.
I’ve written a collection of offbeat humorous stories and vignettes in the style of early Woody Allen prose. The Real Jamie Oliver and Other Stories is basically a window into my nonsensical side.
I also write pantomime & stage drama scripts. I’ve had 8 works performed and reached a total audience of over 5000 to date.
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