“November Road” by Lou Berney

Published by William Morrow

Finished 1/17/22 – 3/5 stars

This novel won multiple literary awards but just fell short for me.  I still enjoyed it, but not to that level.  The story itself was good but I feel like parts of the storyline were repetitive and predictable and the character depth was lacking – for those reasons, it is a 3 rather than a 4 for me. It does have some suspense and action that will keep you entertained, just not on the edge of your seat.

This is historical fiction taking place the week following the assassination of President Kennedy.  The focus is not on the assassination itself, but the mob’s attempt to cover up their involvement in it.  Essentially, anyone involved in any part of the set up and/or cover up needs to be “dealt with”.  The main character is one of those individuals trying to stay one step ahead of the mob.  Can he survive and make it into hiding?  And what about those whose paths he crosses along the way?  What will fate hold for them?  You’ll just have to read it to find out.