In 1963, a loyal crime family member leaves a car near the Texas Book Depository for his boss, and as national events unfold over the next few days finds himself on the run in Lou Berney's November Road.
Lou Berney's novel is striking in that it is a very hard-boiled noir--as the gangster picks up a runaway housewife and her kids, all while a ruthless hitman gets closer and closer--but also plays out every Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory straight-faced, sweeping up John, Bobby, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Ruby, and others.
Berney presents a genuinely offbeat but very readable thriller, which I enjoyed and consumed quickly. Recommended.
I borrowed this from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana.
Lou Berney's novel is striking in that it is a very hard-boiled noir--as the gangster picks up a runaway housewife and her kids, all while a ruthless hitman gets closer and closer--but also plays out every Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory straight-faced, sweeping up John, Bobby, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Ruby, and others.
Berney presents a genuinely offbeat but very readable thriller, which I enjoyed and consumed quickly. Recommended.
I borrowed this from the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library in Richmond, Indiana.
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