"Crazy Heart just might be the finest country-western novel ever
written, bar none." -- Houston Post
"A masterpiece. . . . Cobb has created an unforgettable character who
engages not only your interest but your emotion . . . and who proceeds
to take you on a roller-coaster ride through his tawdrily tumultuous
life." -- Chicago Tribune
Thomas Cobb's riveting novel tells the unforgettable story of a former
country music star hoping to take one last shot at a better life.
At the age of fifty-seven--living a life riddled with ex-wives, one
night stands, and daily diet of Jack Daniels--Bad Blake is on his last
legs. His ticker, his liver, even his pick-up truck are all giving him
trouble. A renowned songwriter and "picker" who hasn't recorded in five
years, Bad now travels the countryside on gigs that take him mostly to
motels and bowling alleys. Enter Jean Craddock, a young journalist sent
to interview him after a beautiful concert, and a tentative romance
blooms. Can Bad stop living the life of a country-western song and tie a
rope around his crazy heart?