<B>A 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.</B><BR/> <BR/>‘A dazzling, time-hopping patchwork of pop and politics, sewn together with wit and compassion’ <B>Kirstin Innes</B><BR/> <BR/><B>‘</B>This amiable and ambitious transatlantic extravaganza is a busy social tapestry pegged to real-life events in Scotland and the US … Ross’s affection for his characters shines through. There’s so much going on here that value for money is pretty much all but guaranteed’ <B><I>Daily Mail</I> </B><BR/>‘A mesmerising road trip through the America of Kerouac, Warhol and Reagan. <I>Dashboard Elvis</I> may be dead, but this book is full of vibrant, authentic, colourful life’ <B>Stuart Cosgrove</B><BR/> <BR/><B>**David F. Ross was shortlisted fo