{"product_id":"lloyd-mcneils-last-ride-a-novel-isbn-9780063238565","title":"Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil's Last Ride\u003c\/em\u003e broke my heart. And then it somehow mended that shattered heart, made it beat more buoyantly than before. We need books like this and writers like Will Leitch now more than ever.”—Richard Russo, author of \u003cem\u003eEmpire Falls \u003c\/em\u003eand the North Bath Trilogy of “Fool” novels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Alex Award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of \u003cem\u003eHow Lucky, \u003c\/em\u003ethis twisty, funny, and ultimately uplifting novel follows a father in a race against time to provide for his child.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd McNeil has just learned he has months to live. He also learns that his twenty years as a beat cop in Atlanta haven’t earned him enough money to take care of his teenage son, Bishop, after he’s gone. But when Lloyd discovers his police benefits will increase exponentially if he dies in the line of duty, he comes up with a plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd begins to throw himself into one life-threatening situation after another to try to get himself killed and to provide for his son . . . but he keeps failing—and surviving. To his shock, his accidental heroics make him an inspirational icon in the community. But time is still running out for Lloyd to get his affairs in order, to teach Bishop the lessons he needs to be a good person, and to say goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil’s Last Ride \u003c\/em\u003eis a surprising, unforgettable blend of suspense, humor, and compassion. It is a novel about what we leave behind and what we learn along the way, a bighearted and stirring story about the depths of a father’s love for his son.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Manages to be charming, grim, absurd, and profound—often within the same paragraph . . . . This is a novel about showing up. About being flawed but trying. About laughing when you feel like crying. And about discovering, in your final chapter, that the best thing you can leave behind is not a legend—but love . . . . Will Leitch delivers a compelling narrative full of wit, vulnerability, and heart. In a literary world often obsessed with dramatic flourish, \u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil’s Last Ride\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare, gentle gem that earns its tears honestly—and its laughter even more so.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookClb.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Will Leitch . . . returns with his most tonally ambitious and emotionally resonant work to date . . . . \u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil’s Last Ride\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that will leave readers reflecting on their own lives—on what it means to be remembered, what it means to do right, and what it means to say goodbye. It is not a book of grand gestures, but of small, stubborn kindnesses. Of trying your best when time is almost gone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bookish Elf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With its disarmingly simple blend of comedy, thrill, wisdom and sentimentality, \u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil's Last Ride \u003c\/em\u003eunfolds as a complex storytelling achievement.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil's Last Ride\u003c\/em\u003e broke my heart. And then it somehow mended that shattered heart, made it beat more buoyantly than before. We need books like this and writers like Will Leitch now more than ever.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy of “Fool” novels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A touchingly imagined portrait of friendship and community.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal on How Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Amusing and affecting. . . . Sweet and thrilling in equal measure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not many writers can shift gears from hilarious to heartrending to harrowing, all on the same page. Will Leitch does it again and again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl Hiaasen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I trust him to guide me through any danger, any story, and know I’ll come out of it with something special.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLloyd McNeil's Last Ride\u003c\/em\u003e will make you laugh through tears as you’re reading . . . . Will Leitch takes a deadly serious subject, wraps it in a moderately normal backstory (with better than normal humor), and gives it an excellent run-up to the best ending possible.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With kindness, empathy, and the generosity of spirit that is the hallmark of his work, Will Leitch takes seven very different characters and brings them vividly to life, skillfully weaving their fates in a story that is taut, surprising, and ultimately speaks to the character of America itself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street, on The Time Has Come\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will Leitch has written another compelling and propulsive novel that I could not put down. What makes him such an amazing writer is his keen eye for what makes us human, all the seemingly invisible threads that connect us and those shocking moments when we’re pulled together and forced to reckon with the world. Leitch is as empathetic a writer as they come, and I trust him to guide me through any danger, any story, and know I’ll come out of it with something special.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic, on The Time Has Come\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm reading a fantastic novel by Will Leitch called \u003cem\u003eHow Lucky\u003c\/em\u003e. Publishes in May, I think. It's suspenseful and often wildly funny. You are going to like this a lot, and I think a lot of you are going to like it. It has that \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e vibe.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King on How Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588020220133,"sku":"NP9780063238565","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063238565.jpg?v=1773960583","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lloyd-mcneils-last-ride-a-novel-isbn-9780063238565","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}