Car Fiction
(and Non-Fiction)
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June 1999
Compiled by Kelly Watson
of Bensenville Community Public Library, from contributions by the members of Fiction_L.
(To use this list in your library, book club, etc., please include the following credit line: "Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list." This list may not be used for commercial purposes.)
See also Driving Stories, Planes, Traines, and Automobiles
Fiction
Rocket City by Cathryn Alpert
Crash by J.G. Ballard
The Body in the Volvo by K. K. Beck
The Onyx by Jacqueline Briskin
Carpool by Mary Cahill
The Tax Inspector by Peter Carey
Crazy in Alabama by Mark Childress
Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler
Car by Harry Crews
The Fast One by Robert Daley
Speed Week by S.V.Date
The Widows Adventures by Charles Dickinson
Flesh and Metal by John Early
Edsel by Loren D. Estleman
The Reivers by William Faulkner
Dead in the Driver's Seat by Connie Feddersen
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
(juvenile)
32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores
Wheels by Arthur Hailey
The Last Studebaker by Robin Hemley
Burn by Bob Judd
Monza by Bob Judd
Spin by Bob Judd [Bob is now writing as Forrest Evers, the maincharacter in his racing books.]
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
Christine by Stephen King
The Last Open Road by Burt Levy
The Way to Dusty Death by Alistair MacLean
Motor City by Bill Morris
The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
Still Life with Volkswagens by Geoff Nicholson
The Last Open Road by Buddy Palumbo
Dog of the South by Charles Portis
Low Rider by Philip Reed
Bird Dog by Philip Reed
Bird Dog: A Car Noir Thriller by Philip Reed
Road Rage by Ruth Rendell
The Betsy by Harold Robbins
The Stallion by Harold Robbins
The Award by Lydie Salvayre
Car Sinister edited by Robert Silverberg
(sf anthology)
Gas Station by Joseph Torra
Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny (sf)
Non-Fiction
Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line by Ben Hamper
Comeback: The Fall and Rise of the American Automobile Industry by Paul Ingrassia and Joseph B. White
Solo: Life with an electric car by Noel Perrin
All Corvettes Are Red:The Rebirth of an American Legend by James Schefter
Manifold Destiny: the one! the only! guide to cooking on your car engine by Chris Maynard & Bill Scheller
Car: A Drama of the American Workplace by Mary Walton
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