Primarily set in Arizona and L.A., "Drive" follows a man who performs stunt driving for films by day and drives for criminals by night. Sallis weaves together murder, betrayal, and revenge in a dark narrative that echoes the pulp fiction of the 1940s and film noir. The story is told through a cinematic narrative style that jumps back and forth through time and space, exploring the almost existential moral foundations of the driver, interspersed with moments of bloody violence.