Excerpt from Playworld by Adam Ross, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

"Yes," said Sam, "but it's nothing like my Ferrari GT."

"You have a Lusso?" my brother asked. "That's the rarest car they ever made."

"It's a 365," Sam corrected, and then rolled his eyes at my father. "I'm not that rich."

"Is it red or black?" Oren asked.

"My dear boy," Sam said, tilting the rearview mirror so he could look my brother in the eye, "I think we both know the Ferrari only comes in one color."

Confused, Oren said, "What's that?"

"Fast."

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