Lloyd McNeils Last Ride, Will Leitch
Lloyd McNeils Last Ride, Will Leitch
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Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride
A Novel

Author: Will Leitch

Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 05/20/2025

Synopsis

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” novelsFrom 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.

About Will Leitch

Will Leitch is a contributing editor at New York magazine, a columnist for The Washington Post and the founder of the late sports website Deadspin. He is the award-winning author of the novels How Lucky and The Time Has Come and two works of nonfiction, God Save the Fan and Are We Winning?, and he writes regularly for The New York Times, NBC News, The Atlantic and MLB.com. He lives in Athens, Georgia, with his wife and two sons. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on February 21, 2025

Each word in this book is locally sourced, free range, farm-to-page. No nouns were harmed in the production of this novel, and while the author can indeed confirm early, somewhat sensationalist press reports that a few participles were lightly scratched during an unusually perilous stunt sequence, h......more

Goodreads review by Summer on May 25, 2025

Will Leitch is back with another of his signature heartwarming humorous stories. I love how Will crafts perfectly flawed and relatable main characters. The bits of wisdom and Lloyd’s philosophies were my favorite part of the book. Even though the main character is dealing with death, the story is wr......more

Goodreads review by Dez the Bookworm on April 23, 2025

What an intriguing book about dying. We follow police officer McNeil who is trying to come to terms with a grim diagnosis and leaving behind his teenage son. We read as he struggles to cope with the situation and find a way to overcome the challenges in leaving the world before he’s ready. It is fun......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on April 19, 2025

Thank you to Harper Collins for allowing me to read this early via #NetGalley (out May 20). I have enjoyed two previous works by this author so I was excited to see he had a new one coming out. This is the story of Lloyd McNeil, a police officer in Atlanta that receives a terminal diagnosis. Faced w......more

Goodreads review by Elisa on March 08, 2025

Gah. 😭 I could just leave that as my entire review, but I’ll elaborate, in case you just need more details. #highmaintenancereaders🙄 This book is beautiful. It’s a man’s love-letter to his son. And probably his father. And maybe just the world. Lloyd is a cop. He’s dying. He’s dying AND he’s trying to......more

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