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A job in trucking helped Ryan Lowell write about a $10 million drug heist
Lowell says his trucking experience shaped the novel’s characters and dialogue, which center on a $10 million drug theft.
- Author Ryan Lowell released his debut novel, "Freight," which explores the intense realities of the trucking business through a high-stakes criminal plot.
- Drawing from his time in a dispatch office, Lowell incorporated real-world elements like the staff's "crude humor" and daily workplace dynamics into the narrative.
- Desperate characters in "Freight" attempt to steal a semi-truck hauling $10 million worth of pharmaceutical drugs, forming the novel's central high-stakes scheme.
- Lowell described the book as "well-crafted," designed to reflect pressures facing the working poor and help readers empathize with the characters.
- Following the launch, Lowell stated he has sufficient material from his past experiences to potentially return to this world for future stories.
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A job in trucking helped Ryan Lowell write about a $10 million drug heist
Ryan Lowell is the author of the debut novel, “Freight,” which is set in the world of the trucking business. His fiction has appeared in “Workers Write!” and “Overtime.” He lives in South Portland with his wife and two sons.…
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