Six Miles to Roadside Business

I bought this book for 69¢ at a local grocery store. I was attracted by the title, and hey, 69¢. All I wanted from it at that price was that it not be boring. It wasn't boring. It was an intriguing story, and it kept me interested the whole way through. It's been years (maybe a decade) since I read it, but there are still little touches that I remember: the painted stones left by the hippie cult members, the way Ravel's father "walked into light", and the line "It isn't true that you can't go broke selling ice cream in the desert" as Ravel walks by an abandoned ice-cream stand. I'd recommend this book to anyone looking for a decent 69¢ novel.