Writer Letts Cool in a Southeast Asia capital city in his thirties to a Seaside town in his fifties. Peace eludes him. Drawn into a five-sided web that reflects his fractured heart: the perceptive local; the cunning lecturer: the watchful operative; the seedy boss; the irresistible risk.
"A dangerous, slow-burn novel about desire, crime and self-exile. Letts is like an orange, looks sweet until you peel through all the layers."
"A taut, seductive novel about a man who drifts to escape noise and embark on slow living but finds himself engrossed in multiple entanglements, danger and crime in the underworld of Southeast Asia."
"Desire crackles between the characters, pulling the reader into their tangled emotions. As the story closes, the language strips down to the bone, echoing Letts's raw vulnerability. Peace eludes him. For those weary of neat redemption tales, this is a bold, honest novel about a man who abandons the performance of calm and begins to write from the heart of his unrest. Beautiful Yet Devastating. The Drifter isn't cozy. It's about Letts, a man who says he hates healthy love, and spends the entire book proving it with five women, not including his brief encounters, who each force him to face himself. No easy redemption here — just raw, honest writing and an ending that sits with you. I finished it and couldn't stop thinking about it. The daily grind!"
