Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride

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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