WINNER OF THE 2020 CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD
WINNER OF THE 2018 HAMMETT PRIZE
Ian RankinâA great read, combining brutal action with a moving love story; gorgeous writing, tooâ
Stephen KingâExceptionalâ
A poignant and evocative crime novel â a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities, and the hope of second chances.
Frank Guidryâs luck has finally run outâŠ
A loyal street lieutenant to New Orleansâ mob boss Carlos Marcello, Guidry knows too much about the crime of the century: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Within hours of JFKâs murder, everyone with ties to Marcello is turning up dead. Suspecting heâs 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 â and find each other on the way. But Guidryâs relentless hunters are closing in on him, and now he doesnât want to just survive, he wants to really live, maybe for the first time.
Everyoneâs expendable, or they should be, but Guidry just canât throw away the woman heâs come to love. And it might get them both killed.
