Dashboard Elvis is Dead : The epic, extraordinary new novel from one of Scotland's most exceptional novelists
(Author) David F. RossA failed writer connects the murder of an American journalist, a drowned 80s musician and a Scottish politician's resignation, in a heart-wrenching novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times. Renowned photo-journalist Jude Montgomery arrives in Glasgow in 2014, in the wake of the failed Scottish independence referendum, and it's clear that she's searching for someone. Is it Anna Mason, who will go on to lead the country as First Minister? Jamie Hewitt, guitarist from eighties one-hit wonders The Hyptones? Or is it Rabbit - Jude's estranged foster sister, now a world-famous artist? Three apparently unconnected people, who share a devastating secret, whose lives were forever changed by one traumatic night in Phoenix, forty years earlier... Taking us back to a school shooting in her Texas hometown, and a 1980s road trip across the American West - to San Francisco and on to New York - Jude's search ends in Glasgow, and a final, shocking event that only one person can fully explain...
David F. Ross
David F. Ross is a Scottish author best known for his novel "The Last Days of Disco," a darkly comic tale set in 1980s small-town Scotland. His literary style combines sharp humor with poignant observations of human nature. Ross's contributions to literature include capturing the nuances of working-class life with wit and sensitivity.