Mayhem and balls!

Andrew Donaldson of The Times in Johannesburg, South Africa, had something concise and very nice to say about Last Exit:

IF YOU READ ONE BOOK THIS WEEK. . .

'Last Exit in New Jersey', by CE Grundler (Thomas & Mercer), R175

BRASH and antisocial, you're going to love 20-year-old Hazel Moran, the heroine of Grundler's debut. She drives trucks and sails boats but needs help with the people skills – especially when bad guys come looking for a relative about a missing trailer. Offbeat, darkly humorous fare with mayhem and balls.