{"product_id":"9780062859563","title":"November Road : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNovember Road\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Lou Berney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"When people say they want to read a really good novel, the kind you just can't put down, this is the kind of book they mean. Exceptional.\" —STEPHEN KING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Berney’s emotional, empathetic writing keeps . . . the pages turning.” —\u003cem\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY\u003c\/em\u003e, “Required Reading”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e• AARP • Newsweek • Dallas Morning News • South Florida Sun-Sentinel • Chicago Public Library • Real Book Spy • CrimeReads • Litreactor • Library Journal • LitHub • Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry, Macavity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, and Anthony Awards, the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHammett Prize, the Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Award for Best Mystery Novel, the Oklahoma Book Award for Best Fiction Novel, and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for Best Thriller Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the assassination of JFK, a poignant and evocative crime novel that centers on a desperate cat-and-mouse chase across 1960s America—a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities, and the hope of second chances from the Edgar Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Long and Faraway Gone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Guidry’s luck has finally run out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA loyal street lieutenant to New Orleans’ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry has learned that everybody is expendable. But now it’s his turn—he knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin hours of JFK’s murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead, and Guidry suspects he’s next: he was in Dallas on an errand for the boss less than two weeks before the president was shot. With few good options, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas, to see an old associate—a dangerous man who hates Marcello enough to help Guidry vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuidry knows that the first rule of running is \"don’t stop,\" but when he sees a beautiful housewife on the side of the road with a broken-down car, two little daughters and a dog in the back seat, he sees the perfect disguise to cover his tracks from the hit men on his tail. Posing as an insurance man, Guidry offers to help Charlotte reach her destination, California. If she accompanies him to Vegas, he can help her get a new car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor her, it’s more than a car— it’s an escape. She’s on the run too, from a stifling existence in small-town Oklahoma and a kindly husband who’s a hopeless drunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s an American story: two strangers meet to share the open road west, a dream, a hope—and find each other on the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte sees that he’s strong and kind; Guidry discovers that she’s smart and funny. He learns that’s she determined to give herself and her kids a new life; she can’t know that he’s desperate to leave his old one behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother rule—fugitives shouldn’t fall in love, especially with each other. A road isn’t just a road, it’s a trail, and Guidry’s ruthless and relentless hunters are closing in on him. But now Guidry doesn’t want to just survive, he wants to really live, maybe for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone’s expendable, or they should be, but now Guidry just can’t throw away the woman he’s come to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it might get them both killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Nothing less than an instant American classic. Haunting, thrilling—and indelible as a scar.”\u003cbr\u003e“This superior novel from Edgar winner Lou Berney melds crime fiction with a tale about people reinventing themselves, played out during a cross-country automobile trip.… An emotional story about the power of love and redemption through sacrifice with the backdrop of a crucial historical moment.”\u003cbr\u003e“Lou Berney has quickly become one of crime fiction’s stand-outs, a quietly subversive writer who can surprise the most jaded readers. \u003cem\u003eNovember Road \u003c\/em\u003edelivers everything we have come to expect from him -- and then some.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“November Road\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable and unforgettable reading experience... You will recommend it to friends. You will read it again. Berney is a writer to be read and admired. This is a staggeringly brilliant book and a flat-out terrific read.”\u003cbr\u003e“When people say they want to read a really good novel, the kind you just can’t put down, this is the kind of book they mean. Exceptional.”\u003cbr\u003e“From its first frenetic pages to its wrenching final ones, Lou Berney takes us on the ride of a lifetime...It’s a crime story, a love story, a deeply American story. With \u003cem\u003eNovember Road\u003c\/em\u003e, Berney proves beyond doubt that he’s one of the most talented crime novelists working today.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNovember Road\u003c\/em\u003e is a thriller that defies categorization. A triumph of plot and prose and a brilliant depiction of the contradictions of 1960s America, the innocence, the violence, and the longing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“November Road\u003c\/em\u003e is an absolute gem of a crime novel. Utterly immersive and pitch perfect in every way.”\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eNovember Road\u003c\/em\u003e, Lou Berney shows you everything that crime fiction can be—a tightrope story that takes you across the entire landscape of America, lived by characters as real as anyone you’ve ever known... It’s the best book I’ve read this year—and second place isn’t even close.”\u003cbr\u003e“Berney’s emotional, empathic writing keeps the dynamic between these two lost souls intriguing, and it resonates on a larger scale, placed as it is against such a vivid backdrop... and there’s no complaint from this reader on his keeping the pages turning.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibraryReads Selection, Macavity Award--Mystery Readers Int’l., Anthony Award, Barry Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062859563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41114784497870,"sku":"9780062859563","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062859563.jpg?v=1649823586","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062859563","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}