November Road, Berney - B

                                                Thanks to Dennis Grindinger for the loan of this hardcover novel. It features Frank Guidry, a small-time New Orleans hood in the local mob. He drops off a car in Dallas a few blocks from the School Depository and realizes on November 22nd that he is in the middle of a very big problem. A few days later, he is told to go to Houston, pick up the Eldorado at a specific place and dump it in the Ship Canal. Afterwards, on his way to his hotel, he realizes just how expendable he is and  runs. He heads west on Route 66. On the way to a possible way out in Las Vegas, he runs into a housewife from Oklahoma and her two daughters, also on the run. He falls for Charlotte and starts to believe in a future together. Of course, men like Frank don't have futures, a fact that he eventually accepts. This is a classic fun beach read.