When an Atlanta police officer known for his de-escalation skills abruptly shifts tactics and starts charging into hot pursuits and bold showdowns wherever he can find them, the viral videos of his reckless acts of bravery raise alarm bells for his friends and family.
Narrating his own story, Detective McNeil reveals that he's concealing a terminal diagnosis and hoping the substantial death benefit paid to families of officers killed in the line of duty will provide financial security for his thirteen-year-old son Bishop.
Lloyd McNeil's Last Ride offsets its serious storyline with all the fatherly advice Lloyd can muster to help Bishop navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood in "The Ten Gentle Edicts of Lloyd McNeil" which include everything from how to shave properly to advice on preserving happy moments and being financially responsible.
This thoughtful, funny, emotional, and action-packed story shows a father managing life's toughest challenge with humor and grace while nabbing some bad guys in the process and reflecting on his own upbringing as the son of a tough but emotionally distant police major.
The novel pays tribute to the city of Atlanta and its officers on the beat and is a treat for Georgia sports fans written by a true sports fanatic. Will Leitch is the former editor of the Gawker Media sports blog Deadspin and a national correspondent for MLB.com. In addition to writing about sports, he is also a contributing editor at New York magazine, a contributor to The New York Times, GQ, The Washington Post, and NBC News, and a film critic at Grierson & Leitch. Follow Will Leitch on Substack to find recaps of all his recent articles and editorials.
The Time Has Come, published in 2023, chronicles the individual journeys of twelve strangers whose lives intersect in a pivotal moment of crisis as Athens, Georgia emerges from pandemic isolation.
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