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Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride
Hardcover
HumorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $27.99
ISBN13: 9780063238565
Publisher: Harper
Published: May 20 2025
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride 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 Empire Falls and the North Bath Trilogy of Fool novels
From the Alex Award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of How Lucky, this twisty, funny, and ultimately uplifting novel follows a father in a race against time to provide for his child.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride is 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.
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