November Road: A Thriller Novel - Suspenseful Mystery Book for Adults | Perfect for Book Clubs, Travel Reading & Late-Night Thrills
November Road: A Thriller Novel - Suspenseful Mystery Book for Adults | Perfect for Book Clubs, Travel Reading & Late-Night Thrills

November Road: A Thriller Novel - Suspenseful Mystery Book for Adults | Perfect for Book Clubs, Travel Reading & Late-Night Thrills" (注:根据要求,已翻译为英文,增加了使用场景,并符合SEO优化规范)

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"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“Berney’s emotional, empathetic writing keeps . . . the pages turning.” —ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, “Required Reading”NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • Washington Post • AARP • Newsweek • Dallas Morning News • South Florida Sun-Sentinel • Chicago Public Library • Real Book Spy • CrimeReads • Litreactor • Library Journal • LitHub • BooklistWinner of the Barry, Macavity, and Anthony Awards, the Hammett Prize, the Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Award for Best Mystery Novel, the Oklahoma Book Award for Best Fiction Novel, and the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for Best Thriller Novel!Set 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 The Long and Faraway Gone.Frank Guidry’s luck has finally run out.A 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.Within 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.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. 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.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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I noticed this book on a number of best book lists for Fall 2018 reading. I wasn’t crazy about the plot link to the Kennedy assassination – I had read Stephen King’s excellent “11/22/63” and thought that was enough for me. But after scanning a couple of Nov Rd reviews I decided to give it a try; I’m glad I did and I will read at least one other Berney book, “The Long and Faraway Gone”.Frank Guidry works for the mob in New Orleans, he’s one of Carlos’s guys. It doesn’t take many pages to get a pretty clear picture of Frank and where his loyalties lie. A former mentor is now in trouble with the organization and contacts Frank for help. Frank agrees to a meet, though a bit reluctantly. But now what, does he help an old pal out at some risk to himself, or does he betray?Frank is a wise guy, in more ways than one. In quick succession, Frank hears of the JFK assassination, realizes he played a small though unknowing role, notes some players in the chain have been quickly eliminated, and quickly assesses his own future…..then runs. A great set-up. What next?All of a sudden we meet Charlotte, mom of two fascinating little girls, Rosemary and Joan (whom you just can’t get enough of), and wife of a not-so-secret drunk. On the spur of the moment, Charlotte flees, with the girls, the dog, an old car, and not much money. It takes a while for these on-the-run characters to hook up, but when they do they make sweet….music. For the first time in his life, is Frank in love, or is he just using this family as a cover? Remember, this is 1963, no cells, no digital anything, but there are plants everywhere (no, not the potted kind). Where are they headed? “California!” Charlotte would say. Frank would add, “yeah, but we’ll stop in Vegas first”. Vegas in the 60’s – a great place for the climax to this story.Lots of tension, well written, interesting characters although a few are really over-the-top, enough action to make a very good movie. And although it's not about the assassination, it made me re-think a bit about my long held assumptions about JFK's murder. Recommended.
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