Narrator Johnathan McClain’s deep register makes this historical thriller into a compelling audio experience. In the days following the assassination of JFK, New Orleans mobster Carlos Marcello must make certain that no one finds out of his involvement. In doing so, he sets in motion a dangerous clash of disparate lives. Marcello sends Boone, a vicious hit man, to eliminate grifter and Mob organizer Frank Guidry and the traveling companions he has adopted for cover: a runaway wife and her two daughters. Guidry’s growing affection for the family and his changing attitudes are deftly reflected in the narration. McClain transitions seamlessly from the energy and innocence of the girls to the chilling underworld figures of New Orleans and Las Vegas. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

Conceived in ingenuity, executed with vision and steeped in carnage, November Road... examines hope lost, hope found—and the upshots, expected or otherwise, of love.

“November Road 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.

Lou Berney has quickly become one of crime fiction’s stand-outs, a quietly subversive writer who can surprise the most jaded readers. November Road delivers everything we have come to expect from him — and then some.” 

In November Road, 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.

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.

“November Road is a transcendent, immersive novel that melds elements of many genres—crime, travelogue, and romance among them—seamlessly against the backdrop of a nation divided.

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.

November Road 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.

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.

Berney is the kind of writer who knows how to tickle a reader’s expectations with the familiar, then raise the bar with superb character development, humor, and gritty fun.

Berney bends his notes exquisitely, playing with the melody, building his marvelously rich characters while making us commit completely to the love story, even though we hear the melancholy refrain and see the noir cloud lurking in the sky. Pitch-perfect fiction.

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 November Road, Berney proves beyond doubt that he’s one of the most talented crime novelists working today.

Nothing less than an instant American classic. Haunting, thrilling—and indelible as a scar.

“November Road is an absolute gem of a crime novel. Utterly immersive and pitch perfect in every way.

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.

[T]his 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.

Nothing less than an instant American classic. Haunting, thrilling—and indelible as a scar.

Compelling and dark . . . five stars out of five.

A taut, engrossing thriller.

Fast and funny . . full of memorable moments and characters that you won’t soon forget.

An exciting read you can’t put down. A definite must read.

A fast-paced, sexy novel, packed with spine-tingling intrigue and money-induced lust...Excellent.

A delirious caper in the spirit of Hiaasen and Leonard.

Narrator Johnathan McClain’s deep register makes this historical thriller into a compelling audio experience. In the days following the assassination of JFK, New Orleans mobster Carlos Marcello must make certain that no one finds out of his involvement. In doing so, he sets in motion a dangerous clash of disparate lives. Marcello sends Boone, a vicious hit man, to eliminate grifter and Mob organizer Frank Guidry and the traveling companions he has adopted for cover: a runaway wife and her two daughters. Guidry’s growing affection for the family and his changing attitudes are deftly reflected in the narration. McClain transitions seamlessly from the energy and innocence of the girls to the chilling underworld figures of New Orleans and Las Vegas. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine