"November Road" is a thrilling crime novel that takes place in the 1960s following the assassination of JFK. The story follows Frank Guidry, a street lieutenant who hits the road to escape being the next victim on Marcello's hit list. Along the way, he meets Charlotte, a housewife trying to escape her current life. Together, they share the open road and their dreams, but they soon realize that their connection could get them killed. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is the combination of a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase with a touching love story, set against the backdrop of one of America's most infamous assassinations. Recommended for fans of crime novels and historical fiction.

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• Barry Award for Best Novel (2019) and Nominee for Best Novel of the Decade (2020)
• Macavity Award for Best Novel (2019)
• Anthony Award for Best Novel (2019)
• Hammett Prize (2018)
• ITW Thriller Award Nominee for Hardcover Novel (2019)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Mystery/Thriller (2018)
• Lefty Award for Best Mystery (2019)

Frank Guidry's luck has finally run out.A loyal street lieutenant in New Orleans, Guidry knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Within hours of JFK's murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead, and Guidry suspects he's next. With few good options, Guidry hits the road to Las Vegas.Guidry 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.For 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. It's an American story: two strangers meet to share the open road west, a dream, a hope-and find each other on the way.Charlotte 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.Another 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.Everyone's expendable, or they should be, but now Guidry just can't throw away the woman he's come to love. And it might get them both killed.

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