Caught

Shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Selected as an Amazon.ca Best Book and for The Globe 100 Books in 2013. "In the creation of David Slaney, Lisa Moore brings us an unforgettable character, embodying the exuberance and energy of misspent youth. Caught is a propulsive and harrowing read."—Patrick deWitt, author of The Sisters Brothers Internationally acclaimed author Lisa Moore offers us a remarkable new novel about a man who escapes from prison to embark upon one of the most ambitious pot-smuggling adventures ever attempted. Here are bravado and betrayal, bad weather and seas, love, undercover agents, the collusion of governments, unbridled ambition, innocence and the loss thereof, and many, many bales of marijuana. Here, too, is the seeming invincibility of youth and all the folly that it allows. Caught is an exuberant, relentlessly suspenseful, and utterly unique novel, and promises to be the astonishing Lisa Moore's most accomplished work to date. Now A Major Cbc Original Television Series Starring Allan Hawco (republic Of Doyle), Paul Gross (alias Grace, Hyena Road, Passchendaele), Tori Anderson (open Heart, No Tomorrow), Eric Johnson (fifty Shades Darker, The Knick, Smallville), Charlotte Sullivan (chicago Fire, Disappearance), Greg Bryk (bitten, Frontier) And Enuka Okuma (rookie Blue, Battle Of Sexes). Produced By Take The Shot Productions. Executive Producers Include Allan Hawco, Perry Chafe, John Vatcher, Alex Patrick, Peter Blackie, Rob Blackie, And Michael Levine. It’s June, 1978, And David Slaney Can Be Sure Of Only One Thing: He Can’t Get Caught, Not This Time. He’s Escaped From Prison And Has Got To Make Good On The Heist That Went Wrong, Win Back The Woman He Loves, And Make A Big Enough Profit To Buy Himself A New Life. But First, He’s Got To Get Himself Across A Vast Country Full Of Watchful Eyes, Booby Traps, And Friends Who Might Be Foes. Rife With Bravado And Betrayal, Bad Weather And Worse Seas, Love, Lust, Undercover Agents, The Collusion Of Governments, Innocence And The Loss Thereof, And Many, Many Bales Of Marijuana, Caught Is Exuberant, Relentlessly Suspenseful, And Utterly Unique — An Adventure Novel The Way Only Lisa Moore Could Write It. Twenty-five-year-old David Slaney, locked up on charges of marijuana possession, has escaped his cell and sprinted to the highway. There, he's picked up by his sister's friend and taken to a strip bar, where he survives his first night on the run. Evading the cops isn't his only objective; Slaney also wants to track down his old partner, Hearn, and get back into the drug business. As Slaney makes his fugitive journey across Canada, he adopts numerous guises to outpace authorities. When he finally reunites with Hearn, their scheme sends Slaney to Mexico, Colombia, and back again on an epic quest fueled by luck, charm, and unbending conviction