Classic claustrophobic story of bus passengers caught in the middle of a murderer's attempt to escape from a journey back to Death Row. Once you get past the unlikelihood of a notorious murderer, who has already escaped from death row being taken back--from California to Texas--on a bus (!) guarded only by a 71-year-old deputy being forced into retirement, you can settle back and enjoy the interactions of the well-drawn cast of characters. The story is exceedingly brutal and graphic in a couple of places, but delivers a very satisfying conclusion. A strong sense of justice, whatever the price that must be paid, runs through all three of White's books that I have read thus far. He is a very sure-handed author whose prose only occasionally goes overboard. This is an economical 124 pages, although in small type, but that is all White needs to tell his tale. Modern authors should take note. ( )