Long Drive Home

Long Drive Home (2011) by Will Allison. Protagonist Glen Bauer, driving down the street on his way home one day, makes a small mistake that mushrooms into the biggest hassle of his life. When confronted by a careless driver, Glen makes a quick jerk of his steering wheel, meant to scare the other driver and teach him a lesson. Instead, the other driver ends up dead. Glen makes bad decision after bad decision, lying consistently to everyone he encounters about what happened, and ends up pretty much losing everything. It's a cautionary tale and a commentary on life in modern times, but it's also a quick and entertaining read. Grade: B+