November Road

WINNER OF THE 2020 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD WINNER OF THE 2018 HAMMETT PRIZE A great read, combining brutal action with a moving love story; gorgeous writing, too Ian Rankin Exceptional Stephen King A poignant and evocative crime novel a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities, and the hope of second chances. Frank Guidrys luck has finally run out A loyal street lieutenant to New Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Within hours of JFKs murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead. Suspecting hes next, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas. When he spots a beautiful housewife and her two young daughters stranded on the side of the road, he sees the perfect disguise to cover his tracks from the hit men on his trail. The two strangers share the open road west and find each other on the way. But Guidrys relentless hunters are closing in on him, and now he doesnt want to just survive, he wants to really live, maybe for the first time. Everyones expendable, or they should be, but Guidry just cant throw away the woman hes come to love. And it might get them both killed.