Dark Ride

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From the award-winning author of November Road comes a masterful thriller where an unlikely hero goes up against a deadly crime boss
Sometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you need

Twenty-one-year-old Hardy Hardly Reed is drifting through life. A minimum-wage scare actor at an amusement park, he avoids unnecessary effort and unrealistic ambitions. When he notices two children displaying signs of abuse, he reports the incident to Child Protective Services, but when they fail to take action, he takes it upon himself.

The situation is far more dangerous than Hardly expected. The abusive father who has been hurting these children is a lawyer who secretly runs a violent drug-dealing operation. The mother claims she wants to escape with the kids, but Hardly isnt sure he can trust her.

Faced with a different version of himself than he has ever known, Hardly refuses to give up. But his commitment to saving these kids from further harm might end up getting the kids, and Hardly himself, killed.

PRAISE FOR DARK RIDE

Stunning. Moving. Thrilling. An unlikely hero, a story spilling with humour and heart I loved it. CHRIS WHITAKER

Stellar Hardy is a memorable hero with an extremely satisfying arc Few readers will finish this unmoved. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Dark Ride is Lou Berney at his best thrilling and heartbreaking but ultimately life affirming. S.A. COSBY

Dark Ride effortlessly grabs you and does not let you go until the final page Lou Berney is a magnificent writer with talent to burn.' DON WINSLOW

Dark Ride is moving, deeply involving, funny, breathless, and I loved every single page of Hardlys harrowing journey from stoner to sleuth. LISA UNGER

Dark Ride is a brilliant book from a master storyteller. T.J. NEWMAN

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Stunning. Moving. Thrilling. An unlikely hero, a story spilling with humour and heart, Dark Ride is further proof that Lou Berney is the real deal. I loved it. Chris Whitaker

Stellar Hardy is a memorable hero with an extremely satisfying arc Few readers will finish this unmoved. Publishers Weekly

"DARK RIDE is Lou Berney at his best thrilling and heartbreaking but ultimately life affirming." S.A. Cosby

"DARK RIDE is a remarkable book written by Lou Berney, a storyteller I admire as a writer and cherish as a reader. DARK RIDE effortlessly grabs you and does not let you go until the final page. I didn't want this book to end and it stayed with me long after I finished reading it. Lou Berney is a magnificent writer with talent to burn. Don Winslow

Poor Hardly Reed! There he is, just peacefully floating through life on a marijuana cloud, working in a rundown amusement park, when he encounters two kids he suspects are being abused. For once in his life he realizes he cant stand by and do nothing. Obsession leads him down a heart-wrenching and twisting path, populated by a richly drawn cast of weird and lovable characters and dangerous scenarios. DARK RIDE is moving, deeply involving, funny, breathless, and I loved every single page of Hardlys harrowing journey from stoner to sleuth. Lisa Unger

"DARK RIDE is a brilliant book from a master storyteller. Sometimes the hero you need is the person you least expect and Berney's novel takes you on a remarkable journey where you witness an unlikely stoner become the hero two children in trouble need." T.J. Newman,

Author Bio

Lou Berney is the author of two previous novelsWhiplash River, nominated for an Edgar Award, and Gutshot Straight, nominated for a Barry Award-as well as the collection The Road to Bobby Joe and Other Stories. A television and film screenwriter, he also teaches writing at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University.