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Overview

Lamar Pye has escaped from Oklahoma State Penitentiary, accompanied by his idiot cousin and a vicious but cowardly artist. To have stayed in prison was certain death, but his chances on the outside are not much greater: his excesses know no bounds - one killing follows another. But one murder brings his nemesis upon him: Bud Pewtie of the Highway Patrol loses his partner in a blood-soaked shoot-out with Lamar, and from that moment on, nothing will stop him from getting even.

Three psychopaths stage a daring break from a maximum security prison and embark on an unprecedented killing spree that soaks Oklahoma in blood. 2 cassettes.

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Hunter’s writing style is crisp and compact, and flies along. He has a knack for boiling things down to simple, effective phrases. He also has a great knack at dialogue....If you’ve read crime novels in the past but have become bored with the genre, Dirty White Boys may be the cure.
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Often brilliant, and permeated by violence, Hunter's sixth thriller (after Point of Impact) details an escaped mad-dog killer's flight across the Southwest and a tortured state trooper's pursuit of him. Sadistic Lamar Pye is forced to break out of Oklahoma's McAlester State Penitentiary after he brutally murders a black inmate who tries to rape him. Pye takes with him his cousin, Odell, a retarded giant who obeys Pye's orders without question, and wimpy Richard Peed, an artist whose work has caught Pye's fancy. Pitted against this vicious trio and the slightly crazed woman who takes up with them is Sgt. Bud Pewtie of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, who suspects that his obsessive, troubled affair with the wife of his slain partner might have distracted him from an opportunity to end Pye's murderous spree early on. Pewtie mixes it up with the outlaws time and again until a final bloody face-off that threatens to tear his personal life apart. Throughout, Hunter cleverly humanizes Pye and his band in small ways that effectively counterpoint the horror of their actions, but these touches don't lessen the considerable tension he generates as his story clips through its twists and turns. Powerful and gripping, this could be Hunter's most popular novel yet. Movie rights to 20th Century Fox; Literary Guild selection. (Nov.)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780440221791
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 11/28/1995
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 496
  • Sales rank: 61,184
  • Product dimensions: 6.88 (w) x 10.92 (h) x 1.06 (d)

Meet the Author

Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter has written 16 novels. The retired chief film critic for The Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, American Gunfight. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2012

    Great book with an imperfect hero

    Enjoyed this read, hero was capable law enforcement officer but flawed as a man... much like real life. His personal and professional struggles were equally engaging.

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  • Posted March 12, 2010

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    Loved this one!

    I really loved this book even though it was a little longer then most of Hunter's books. I was given this book by a friend a long time after I had read Black Light which is why it took be a long time into the book to make the parallel. Hunter kept alluding to both the hard and ruthless as well as the nurturing side of Lamar Pye and I couldn't figure out why this was so important to the storyline. Then finally it occurred to me that he has a very close connection with another character within this series. I love this aspect of this series, how everything is somehow connected.

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  • Posted June 22, 2009

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    A serious page turner...

    Good action book! My 1st Stephen Hunter novel!

    Contrary to what other reviewers have said, this book is not really part of the Earl Swagger / Bobby Lee Swagger series. Earl Lee Swagger is mentioned once throughout the entire book. There are no prequels to read before you decide to read "Dirty White Boys" or after.

    "Dirty White Boys" is a good read, alot of action and great characters!

    The Pyes (Lamarr & Odell) are dirty white boys, poor white trash in every meaning of the words! They are ruthless killers & will stop at nothing to get what they want.

    The book is very well written and I was impressed with the (come full circle) type ending! You will be cheering on Trooper Bud Pewtie to catch Lamarr and Odell.

    The shootouts in the book are very well written and keep your full attention.

    Highly recommended, good reading~

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 11, 2004

    A Brutal, Criminal with a Brilliant mind for violence.

    When Lamar and his cousin Odell escape from prison with wimpy, pathetic Richard, prepare for a path of violence the likes of which you haven't seen in a long time. Lamar is the criminal version of good guy Earl Swagger of Hunters 'Hot Springs,' which is a book not to miss if you haven't already read it. Bud Pewtie, police sergeant from Oklahoma has the misfortune of going one on one against Lamar and comes within a microsecond of losing his life. He is bent on revenge in finding this brutal killer and the chase is on. You won't want to put this one down. Stephen Hunter has also written many other great novels, and every one is a great read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 8, 2004

    Bone-chilling.

    Stephen Hunter sure knows how to tell a good story. He has brought into being one of the most ruthless, cruel and mercilless charactors in a story I have had the pleasure reading in a long time. The main charactor in the story is Larmar Pye and as I said he is as bad as they get. This story flows like butter, it tells a good story from beginning to end. Once in awhile a story comes along that you won't forget, and this story by Stephen Hunter is one of these.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 13, 2003

    Great Story

    This story is really good. If you like action, adventure, and prison breaks you will love this one. It really is a page turner. It is one of the few books I have actually read all the way through.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 23, 2002

    Awesome!

    One of the best thrillers that I have read in a long time. Actually this book deserves more like 10 stars. Highly recommend this book. Not for the weak at heart! Don't hesitate to buy you will definitely not be disappointed. Stephen Hunter can write! Wow!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 28, 2002

    page-turner

    I loved the juicy sex tidbits Hunter threw in.. but felt he could have been a little more explicit where Ruta Beth and Lamar were concerned.. there was too much concentration on prison sex.. my favorite part of the entire book was when Richard, Odell, and Ruta-Beth made that freaky surprise cake for Lamar.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2002

    wow

    this book is intense, if you like crime and violence you have to read this.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 13, 2001

    THE DIRTY WHITE BOYS ARE REALLY DIRTY!!!

    Please read publishers write up above to get what story is about. I was a little turned off by some of the sex stuff that is why I gave it a 4 star. The book will hold your attention. It is very violent. Bud Pewtie is human, and makes human mistakes. I think he tried to correct them. The Pye boys were just crazy, but Lamar was also very good at planning things out. If you like a fast moving, violent book this is for you.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 25, 2001

    So breath taking, it will leave you wondering what's next.

    Another great book by Stephen Hunter, will keep you on the edge of your seat. You can relate to the human flaws of everyday life, and realize the fear and emotion of those fighting and those running.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 30, 2000

    Hypnotic

    The bad guys are really bad. They are also complex and once in awhile you even feel sorry for them. This novel is intense, but has some occasional humor that allows you to breathe again. Very brutal, but fascinating as well -- you're afraid of what you might see next, but you can't stop looking.

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