A failed writer connects the murder of an American journalist, a drowned 80s musician and a Scottish politicianâs resignation, in a heart-wrenching novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times.  âA dazzling, time-hopping patchwork of pop and politics, sewn together with wit and compassionâ Kirstin Innes  âThis amiable and ambitious transatlantic extravaganza is a busy social tapestry pegged to real-life events in Scotland and the US ⦠Rossâs affection for his characters shines through. Thereâs so much going on here that value for money is pretty much all but guaranteedâ Daily Mail âA mesmerising road trip through the America of Kerouac, Warhol and Reagan. Dashboard Elvis may be dead, but this book is full of vibrant, authentic, colourful lifeâ Stuart Cosgrove  **David F. Ross was shortlisted for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year in the Scottish Book Awards**  âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ Renowned photo-journalist Jude Montgomery arrives in Glasgow in 2014, in the wake of the failed Scottish independence referendum, and itâs clear that sheâs 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 â Judeâs 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 â to San Francisco and on to New York â Judeâs search ends in Glasgow, and a final, shocking event that only one person can fully explain⦠ An extraordinary, gritty and tender novel about fate and destiny, regret and absolution â and a road trip that changes everything⦠ âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ  âFew do raw, authentic, almost palpably believable characters better than David F. Ross' The Times  âA masterclass in transatlantic intertwining storytelling from one of Scotlandâs finest writersâ Derek Steel, Razur Cuts  âA rich and rewarding novel that takes in the culture and social history of both Scotland and the USA, beautifully weaving stories together over decades ⦠devastatingâ Alistair Braidwood, Scots Whay Hae  âAn ambitious, sweeping novel ⦠Taut and gritty, Dashboard Elvis Is Dead interrogates truth, and pulses with lifeâ Donna McLean  âAn irresistible story of chances taken and missed, and of last-ditch hopes of redemption ⦠the writing is exquisiteâ Katie Allen  âGripping, gritty and gloriously written, David F. Ross captures characters, places and moods like few other writers ⦠a triumph of a novelâ Martin Geissler  âA rawness and sensitivity that is so visceral ⦠another extraordinary novel from David F. Rossâ Anne Cater  âSimultaneously intimate and epic ⦠my head and heart are spinningâ From Belgium with Booklove