Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road

by Clark Hays, Kathleen McFall

THE RETURN OF BONNIE AND CLYDE 

Saving democracy, one bank robbery at a time.

In the provocative "what-if" novel Resurrection Road, legendary outlaw lovers Bonnie and Clyde are given one last shot at redemption, when a shadowy organization forces the notorious duo to put their "skills" to use in the service of economic justice for the forgotten man. 

The story begins in 1984 when a reporter gets a tip to meet an old woman at a Texas cemetery. Cradling an antique rifle and standing over a freshly dug grave, the woman claims to be Bonnie Parker, 75 years old, there to bury the love of her life--who has just died--Clyde Barrow.  

Impossible, says the reporter. The murdering duo died 50 years ago. 

But the woman insists that it wasn't Bonnie and Clyde who were ambushed and killed on that fateful day on a county road near Sailes, Louisiana in 1934. Instead, the outlaws were kidnapped, forced into a covert life and given a desperate mission--save President Roosevelt from an assassination plot financed by industrialist fat cats determined to sink the progressive New Deal policies. 

The thrilling story cuts back and forth between the modern era where the shocked reporter begins to investigate the potential scoop-of-the-century, and the dangerous undercover exploits of Bonnie and Clyde, as they are thrust into a fight to defend the working class against corporate greed during America's Great Depression. 

With reflections on a rigged economic system that still ring true, Resurrection Road tells a gripping, page-turning tale, recasting the Bonnie and Clyde legend into a powerful parable about the Gilded Age mirrored in today's economic landscape.

Outlaws become patriots in the suspenseful, imaginative tale.

Resurrection Road is the first book in the Bonnie and Clyde series.

Dam Nation is the second book in the Bonnie and Clyde series.

Genres: Fiction, Historical

310 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2017

About the author

I'm an ex-poet, lapsed cowboy and whiskey enthusiast living in Portland, Oregon, with my life-, writing- and backgammon-partner Kathleen McFall.

We've written 13 books together so far.

The most recent is Cake and Eat It, the third book in our Restaurantland series, romance novels set in a funky, fictional Portland restaurant in the 1990s. Kitchen Heat is book one and Poetic Justice is book two.

We also have:

A three-book sci-fi series:
Gates of Mars
Scorched Earth
Mars Adrift

A three-book alt-history series about Bonnie and Clyde:
Resurrection Road
Dam Nation
Radioactive

A four-book award-winning paranormal action/romance series, the Cowboy and Vampire Collection:
A Very Unusual Romance
Blood and Whiskey
Rough Trails and Shallow Graves (named to Kirkus Reviews best indie books of 2014)
The Last Sunset (silver medalist, 2017 Independent Publisher National Book Awards; Indie Reader best books of 2016)

I also wrote Just West of Hell, a collection of Western Gothic short stories which Kathleen, thankfully, edited.

You can learn more about the books, and what it's like to write with the person you love, at https://www.pumpjackpress.com.

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Reviews

[Deborah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*


I read and absolutely loved 'The Cowboy and the Vampire' series by these authors, the writing style, quirky interesting characters mixed with the dry humour just worked so well and I'm notoriously hard to please and very rarely give 5* so the fact that I loved all 4 books is amazing.
So when I was offered a copy of their new book to read I grabbed it with both hands. Now I have to admit this isn't a book that would normally appeal to me but since I've loved their other books so much I was all in.
The book opens with reporter Royce Jenkins meeting an old woman next to a new grave.

"Wait, you’re Bonnie and Clyde?”
"I told you it was a big story,” Bonnie said. “Now that Clyde is dead, I plan to tell the truth. I never cared much about what happened to me, but there was no way he was going back to prison.”
It was impossible, of course, but even a story about two old people pretending to be Bonnie and Clyde could be something worth hearing. Royce pulled out his notebook...

So we know this is going to be another OTT far-fetched and crazy ride just like 'Cowboy'

The story itself actually starts:

"Let’s start someplace else then,” she said, smiling. “Let’s make Friday, May 25, 1934, the beginning of our story. Two days after the world thought we died and the day we got our first assignment.”  

Royce is a given the story of a lifetime and he listens, takes notes and researches to see if there's any chance at all it could possibly be true.

I struggled at first to get into this book now don't get me wrong I liked the idea of another crazy ride but it took me several attempts to really get going.
Now this an interesting well told tale and America in the great depression was enough to bring me to tears, it's easy to get lost in this but for me anyway it just didn't have the same pull as 'Cowboy' while I got used to the characters I didn't love them, I wasn't drawn to them the same way as I'd been with Tucker, Lizzie, Lenny and Rex and the rest of the gang.
So that's a major thing for me I need to really like the characters I'm reading about and I just didn't, not really.
Plus while this was an entertaining read the dry humour wasn't there to the same extent and I'm sorry to say it just didn't really work for me.

It's an interesting story and an interesting concept and there's some funny moments and I really really liked Dottie.

"Fresh grapefruit juice and a splash of vodka. I’ve got a tree in the back. A grapefruit tree, not a vodka tree.” She laughed.
"Although, wouldn’t that be nice? I’m addicted.”

I'm really sorry I didn't like this more, I wanted to and it does take the reader on a descriptive adventure with two colourful and unique characters.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by the authors.

[Debbie Mccollum · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Outlaws live on.

This book was really page turning. Living around the site of the shooting, I have always been interested in the history of Bonnie and Clyde, this story was full of what ifs. It will definitely keep you wondering what's next.

[Charles van Buren · Rating 1 out of 5]

Silly premise

By Charles van Buren on February 11, 2018

Format: Kindle Edition

I read a sample of this book but just could not get past the really terrible premise for the story. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were psychopaths. Even if anyone in the government had been stupid enough to try to recruit them for covert work, you can not control mad dogs even with a leash. Frank Hammer and company controlled them the only way they could be controlled. Death. Of all the outlaws turned into folk heroes, this pair of thrill murders are among the worst for anyone to admire.

[Monica Baryo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this eARC book free to write an honest review.

After reading the Cowboy and Vampire series I thought there is no way on this green earth would Clark and Kathleen be able to write another book that would make me laugh and shed a few tears in the process. The only bad thing I have to say about the whole story is that I have to wait to read book 2.

I won't spoil the whole plot but I will say that if you loved their other series, you will not be sorry to add this to your reading list. The way the story is told draws you in from several viewpoints. It starts off with a reporter being called to a graveyard to meet an old lady about a potential story. No way the reporter sees what is coming and he quickly goes from being a skeptic to someone wanting to believe the story he is hearing and following up on verifying facts. What he learns is that Bonnie and Clyde lived and were forced to seek redemption by force, initially, but then understood the gravity of what their past misdeeds caused.

It's a true masterpiece in that it non-stop action, quirkiness that I love about the writers, dry humor, but most of all, shows the commitment that two people in love can have for one another. I am not sappy so saying that made me choke. LOL

If I were you, I'd pre-order and count on missing a few hours of sleep because you won't want to put it down.

[Arleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

What if Bonnie and Clyde didn’t meet their end in 1934 as the newspapers reported? This imaginative alternate account of the story extends their tale to a round of further adventures in which the notorious lovers receive a sort of redemption of their past deeds. They’ve been forcefully recruited by a mysterious government official of dubious credentials, and have been entrusted with a dangerous and seemingly impossible task–tracking down and eliminating an assassin aimed at the White House. From the dusty roads of small-town USA to glittery New York City, Bonnie and Clyde take on various personas, blustering their way through schemes conjured up in a pinch. Their own fate, that of their family, and even the entire nation lies in their hands as they tackle this harrowing assignment with street-smart precision and sometimes bungled good luck.

This story is told by an elderly Bonnie who has just laid Clyde to rest under the name Clarence Prentiss. She has summoned Royce, a local newspaper writer looking for a breaking story, and is ready for the world to know the truth–well, almost ready. First there is some unfinished business to attend to, and meanwhile Royce must do some clue-hunting and fact-checking. How will the world react when it’s revealed that part of the famous duo yet lives–someone who has a cult following, but is still perceived a thief and murderess?

The state of the nation during the Great Depression is one of the central themes of the story. It lends reasoning to Bonnie and Clyde’s crime spree, although through their multi-state journey they meet people of many walks of life, which offers a different perspective of the bigger picture. Reluctantly, the infamous couple prove to be witty and almost admirable protagonists, most notably as they attempt to reconcile with their past. Though there is ample closure, the ending is left open, which hints that this absorbing tale will likely have an eagerly anticipated sequel.

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[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What if Bonnie and Clyde didn't really die but instead faked their deaths and began working for a secret organization? This book is fun and fast paced with twists in the plot. The politics of the day are relevant today.
I hope this is the start of a new series and I'm ready for book 2.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting 'what-if' story. What if Bonnie and Clyde weren't killed in that shoot out but were kept alive to help America get rid of some really bad guys? I will admit, I don't usually read books like this but once I decided to quit thinking about the true story and go into the 'what-if' version, it turned out to be a very interesting ride.

As the novel begins, Royce Jenkins - a newspaper reporter- meets an old lady at a graveside. She has called and told him that she has a real story for him but he must not publish anything at all until she has told him the entire story. She begins by telling him that she is really Bonnie Parker and the person that was being buried was Clyde Barrow. He is skeptical and finds lots of holes in her story when he tries to research it. According to Bonnie - now known to the world as Brenda Prentiss - she and Clyde woke up in a room being told that Bonnie and Clyde had been killed the day before in a gunfight with government agents. The story of their demise and pictures of their bullet riddled bodies were all over the newspapers so it wasn't difficult for them to believe that someone had been killed. They were offered a chance to make up for all the harm they had caused if they would help rid the country of several very bad bankers who were trying to keep the New Deal from becoming a reality which would help America thrive. Their exploits in trying the make this happen make this an entertaining read. If you are a reader who can suspend reality to get into a good story, this book is for you.

Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.

[✨lee✨ · Rating 1 out of 5]

it’s the fact that TWO people worked on this book and neither said “hey maybe this isn’t such a good idea??”

[Cheryl Cowtan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Redefining an American Legend: Bonnie, the brains behind Clyde

The immortalization of Bonnie and Clyde is invigorated with “Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road”, an exciting historical heist crime-thriller that gifts the devoted but dangerous bank-robbing sweethearts a chance at redemption. Written by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall, this entertaining novel captures the historic period perfectly, and adds a new perspective to the complexity of Bonnie, a woman who left her husband, hit the road with a bank robber, wrote love poetry on the run, and would willingly kill anyone who threatened her lover.
In the 1930s, the American depression gave birth to a new kind of “outlaw” as desperate poverty drove some folk out of the farm dust and behind the wheels of getaway cars. It was at this time, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow emerged to take America by storm with a reckless string of robberies and killings during a two-year crime spree. As Bonnie and Clyde’s elusiveness forced retired Texas Ranger and ex-FBI agent Frank Hamer out of retirement to stop them, the American public took the young lovers into their hearts as romanticized Robin Hood-type heroes.
Many authors have dramatized the infamous Bonnie and Clyde, but Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall have brought an intriguing idea to the legend. What if Bonnie and Clyde were given a second chance, a chance to redeem themselves, a chance they might have been given had they not been born in a desperate period in American history?
In “Resurrection Road”, Bonnie tells the story of how her and Clyde escaped Frank Hamer’s death trap and were assigned to putting their fearless style to the task of saving the President of the United States. Through cleverly crafted flashbacks, the authors deliver the exciting story of Bonnie and Clyde’s adventures, but then chart new territory as the outlaw lovers are given a second chance—one that offers the cruel opportunity to attend their own funeral, witness the pain they caused their loved ones, and understand the depth of loss they imposed on their victim’s families. Redemption is within reach as Bonnie and Clyde live out the restricting demands of owing one’s life to an organization bent on their exploitation for a higher cause. Throughout the story, Bonnie is revealed as the brains behind their operations in preventing big-time crime from throwing America into further turmoil.
Hays and McFall successfully resurrect a time of dust and desperation, crime and political corruption, bootleggers and beauties, while telling a captivating story of Bonnie and Clyde that is rich with the compelling characterization of Bonnie as a woman of personal strength, criminal intelligence, and quick wit.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.

[Erin Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Get ready for a thrilling and adventurous ride with Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road. Kathleen McFall and Clark Hays have done it again, smashing genre boundaries like it’s nobody’s business with their latest book that blends speculative historical with mystery, political, noir.

The story begins with a fantastic twist: what if Bonnie and Clyde never died in the notorious, bullet-riddled car? Fast-forwarding into Bonnie’s AARP years, Mrs. Parker retells her story of romance and havoc with none other than Clyde Barrow to a reporter, Royce, in the hopes of discovering who they were really working for over the last few decades—a secret organization in need of talent and skills to save President Roosevelt from an imminent assassination. Boss lady, Sal, sees the right mix of potential in Bonnie and Clyde, steals them away from the ambush in Louisiana, and the adventure burns rubber from there.

Forced to do the job Sal demands, or be killed, Bonnie and Clyde go undercover and take on the assassination plot. But who are they really working for? And are the assassinators, a group of Wall Street thugs referred to as the ‘barons’ really the bad guys? Teams get crossed, jobs get jumbled, and Bonnie and Clyde no longer know if they themselves are good or bad.

Throw into the mix a political movement that parallels today’s issues, and Resurrection Road becomes one fantastical and entertaining read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The writing is exceptional, witty, steamy at times, comical, and a fast-paced blend of great fiction. Join in the smack-talking, gun slinging, bank-robbing journey and pick up Resurrection Road today! It’s truly another gem in the McFalls – Hays dyad.

[Soozi · Rating 4 out of 5]

During a time in our American history where the common man has become destitute due to natural disaster and manipulations by the industrial capitalists we step into an altered view of the deaths of Bonnie and Clyde. Yes..THAT Bonnie and Clyde. Just before the police arrive for the famous shoot out Bonnie and Clyde are kidnapped and asked to work for...the government?...a private organization that advocates for “poor” Americans? Who are these abductors and what exactly is the job they want our heroes to risk their lives, for? Set with detailed flashbacks that describe the antics of Bonnie and Clyde along with other unforgettable characters, we learn how the downtrodden are able to rise up and bite a chunk out of corporate corruption. A highly entertaining new look at one of the “what ifs” in history.

[Lynn Poppe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m really surprised that I don’t read more alternate history books. My favorite episodes of science fiction TV shows are always the alternate reality ones. And I’m totally loving Timeless and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, two shows about correcting historical wrongs. Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road is an example of how flipping around the characters and the stories that we know into an entirely new story really works.

Alternate History:

If you aren’t familiar with the alternate history genre, these books showcase history, but a history where one or more events are different from what we know. Remember how Marty McFly changed the future by altering his past? This novel is a similar situation. In Resurrection Road, Bonnie and Clyde (yes, that Bonnie and Clyde) are tasked with essentially saving the United States in 1934. The novel is a great twist on history. I shudder to even think how WWII would have gone had Bonnie and Clyde not been around to thwart the plot to assassinate F.D.R.!

Characters:

Bonnie is a hoot – strong, intelligent, with loads of moxie, in both the historical and present story lines. I really have the sense that Bonnie kicks butt. She defies expectations, doing what she wants. I love how the authors write her character. She doesn’t back down for anyone. Men always underestimate her:

“You always forget about the ladies,” she said. “Think we’re just shrinking violets – that we’re going to faint dead away. Honestly, it’s embarrassing.”

But really, in Clyde’s own words,

“she’s the brains. … I’m the muscle.”

In the present story, she is just as plucky and conniving, coercing Royce, a reporter she’s hired, into telling the story her way, with her stipulations. My dream casting for (older) Bonnie is Sophia Petrillo from the Golden Girls!

As for Clyde, he feels less rounded and complete as a character. I think this is mainly because Bonnie tells most of the story. We learn second-hand how horrible it was for Clyde in jail and why he started his life of crime. Mostly though, we learn that Bonnie and Clyde are stronger together than apart.

“Nothing lasts forever, except true love and Texas summers.”

I only wish that Clyde had a larger presence in the novel. I think this would have enhanced to story a lot.

I also really enjoyed the secondary characters in Resurrection Road, especially the other women. Suicide Sal, their handler, knows everything about Bonnie and Clyde, yet still trusts they will do the right thing in the end. Marianne, the Russian assassin, understands the importance of loyalty and honor, becoming instant frenemies with Bonnie.

Story \ Writing:

I enjoyed the premise of Bonnie and Clyde, that criminals are being recruited by a secret agency to defeat other, worse, criminals. I don’t know all that much about the historical Bonnie and Clyde, but I thought the authors did a great job portraying the fictional Bonnie and Clyde. I really believed that the secret spy agency made the correct choice in faking the deaths of Bonnie and Clyde! History and the New Deal are the winners from this arrangement. The two separate story lines weave together seamlessly. Royce is researching Bonnie’s story while she’s telling it. The plot moves quickly, keeping me interested in what will happen next.

Bonnie has fifty years of stories to tell Royce before she’ll let him publish anything. These stories will hopefully provide the authors plenty of opportunity to give us more stories to read! I’ll certainly be in line for the next Bonnie and Clyde story.

[Kristine Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back in the '70s, I can remember going to the Southwestern Historical Wax Museum and being fascinated with Bonnie and Clyde’s bullet-riddled “death car,” as it was called. There were also wax figures of the two gangsters and a display of their weapons. Their exploits seemed so cold-hearted, yet their alleged passion about each other suggested there was more to them than shoot-outs and robberies. There have been movies and books and even songs written that explored this legendary, deadly duo. But, what if they hadn’t been killed that day in 1934? Would they have disappeared into the sunset and started fresh or would things have escalated with even more death and destruction left in their paths?

What if? That’s the hook that pulled me in to reading Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road, and that’s the hook that kept me reading it from start to finish in one day. Authors Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall present a unique premise that takes readers on a wild ride that only seems slightly impossible when set against the current world and political climate. Power, politics, greed. . . it’s all in here along with a sexually charged couple who are renamed Brenda and Clarence Prentiss and who are re-purposed to meet the needs of a secret government operation.

“I’m stuffed like a hog under an acorn tree.”

The book is well-written and cleanly edited, and the dialogue works well. Through spelling, regional phrases, and interesting sentence structures, readers will hear the voices and accents of the colorful, memorable characters. A clearer picture is drawn of Bonnie/Brenda than of Clyde/Clarence, and authors Hays and McFall do an admirable job of reprogramming readers to accept these less-unsavory iterations of Bonnie and Clyde. The characters begin to show compassion and empathy, and then, there’s the library scene. . .

“She felt worse about stealing from a library than she did robbing a bank.”

Progress!

Told from different viewpoints and with flashbacks, Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road's transitions are clean and segues between present and past are smooth. Also, the authors use clever chapter headings to keep readers in the story.

Readers are expected to suspend their disbelief, and there are times when it is almost too much to believe that Brenda and Clarence, using the same m.o. as freshly dead Bonnie and Clyde, aren’t becoming newsworthy for their exploits -- even as copycats. Further, it was a stretch to believe the characters truly felt remorse for the awful things they’d done. But suspend I did because the book is just that much fun – and because there are hints that Brenda and Clarence are works-in-progress. I anxiously await the next book in the series, Dam Nation, set for a spring 2018 release!

Thank you to Lone Star Book Blog Tours and the authors for providing me a gorgeous print copy in exchange for my honest opinion – the only kind I give. This full review and other features on Hall Ways Blog: https://kristinehallways.blogspot.com...

[Christena · Rating 5 out of 5]

“You always forget about the ladies,” she said. “Think we’re just shrinking violets-that we’re going to faint dead away. Honestly, it’s embarrassing.”
OMG! Yes – you read that correctly. I can say it a hundred times more on Bonnie and Clyde Resurrection Road. From the first page of a woman standing over a grave to the end page of her walking away from a grave this book was a pure, thrilling, adventure read for me. I literally at times did not want to put this book down. By the time I got to the end – I wanted the next book in hand to continue reading this reimagined, alternate history surrounding Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

Reimagined, meaning taking history to a whole new level of what could’ve been with these outlaws that were either loved or hated into an alternate history where they don’t get killed, are given new identities and are recruited to helping save the President of the U.S.

When I was living in east Texas near the Louisiana border, I’d often drive with my dog, Buster on summer days to escape the heat because all the house had was an attic fan. One weekend, I found myself driving some Louisiana back roads up to I-20 and came across the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow ambush site. At that time I was only slightly familiar with their story. Recent personal research lead me to read about these historical outlaws for more details, especially on their demise on that small Louisiana country road.

Authors Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall created this story surrounding an almost has been reporter looking for his next big, and possible Pulitzer winning story. When an older woman contacts him about telling her story, it’s hard for him to believe, but he’s intrigued enough and takes a leap faith to investigate her claims. As the story evolved I become tangled up in a story that took me on a ride of unimaginable twists and turns. This alternate story of what happened to Bonnie and Clyde deftly weaves together present and past timelines.

Some of the accounts from this reimagined story hold truth, like giving an idea of how many people attended Bonnie’s service. According to historical reports, it was near 20,000 who did. I love how the authors subtly incorporated Bonnie’s “Sal” into the story. Plus, if you’ve never been to an Amish market then you don’t know what you’re missing. Additionally, it’s a rare day indeed when the wind doesn’t blow in the Texas panhandle. It’s some of these historical and authentic touches that make this story seem so real.

Next book, please! Thanks, Clark and Kathleen for creating a memorable story that I don’t want to end. It takes brilliant and imaginative minds to create something so remarkable.

[Jenn Belden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Consider this: Bonnie and Clyde, the notorious gangsters, were not gunned down in a hail of bullets as history tells us. Their deaths were faked by a secret organization and they were coerced in to helix said organization protect President Roosevelt from an assassination plot.
This is the alternative history offered up by authors Hays and McFall, and as crazy as it sounds – it works – and shoot, what a ride! Told in flashbacks to a reporter by a now elderly Bonnie after she has buried Clyde, this is a tale that shows a different side to the Bonnie and Clyde story, taking note of the popular appeal of the duo as “symbols of the forgotten man”. A mysterious organization, secret to Bonnie even in present day, hoped to make use of their quick thinking and getting out of tight spots, forces the pair to assist them or put their family in jeopardy, with the goal of protecting the country from the dangers of capitalism that were emerging during the Great Depression.
The plot is fast paced, fun, and sexy, the dialogue sharp and witty, capturing both a feel of the era and really fleshing out Bonnie and Clyde in a way that makes them seem a bit more like victims of the times. There are some pretty clever escapes reflecting their quick thinking, and their love for each other shines through. It also weaves an excellent social and political commentary of the Great Depression – timely in the current political climate.
Bonnie offers up her story to the reporter in exchange for his help answering two questions: who was killed in their place, and who was behind the secret organization they worked with for years. This sets up the perfect premise, and the authors do NOT disappoint.
This book was unputdownable, and I confess I was slack-jawed at the end to discover that their story was not over. I look forward to more in the Bonnie and Clyde series.

Many thanks to Lone Star Book Blog Tours and the authors Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall, who provided a copy of the novel in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Dan Armstrong · Rating 5 out of 5]

While most of the us thought Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed in an ambush by Texas Rangers on May 23, 1934, Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall throw a double twist into the story. In Resurrection Road, Bonnie and Clyde, aided by unidentified secret agents, escape death on May 23 and are given a second chance to not only continue their torrid love affair but to also do something good for the beatdown folks of depression era America—prevent a cabal of capitalists from offing President Roosevelt.
The story begins with Bonnie, now well past eighty, burying Clyde five decades after his supposed death. In a classically sardonic opening scene, a reporter, who Bonnie has requested to be at the burial, helps her load a stash of guns into the grave, as some might place flowers before a headstone. In the process, Bonnie reveals the long-kept secret of her identity and whose corpse is in the coffin.
Hays and McFall tell their tale in two threads: the reporter trying to prove what he basically can’t believe—that this woman is, in fact, Bonnie Parker—and the elderly Bonnie detailing the adventure that took place after her resurrection. The result is a hoot, nothing less than a wild ride down Resurrection Road with tommy guns blazing and the gangsters wearing the white hats.
Bonnie and Clyde steal the show. I have no idea what process the duo of Hays and McFall use to write, but their interplay of snappy dialogue, fiery action, and heated lovemaking is superb--and had to be a kick to write. Throw in a good measure of trust-busting social justice, and Resurrection Road—the first in a trilogy—is just plain fun to read. Though this was the first book I’ve read from Pumpjack Press, I know I’m going back for more, thinking the Hays and McFall chemistry has got to be bloody dynamite in their The Cowboy and the Vampire Collection.

[CATHERINE · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was skeptical at the thought of Bonnie and Clyde portrayed as heroes but, with a bit of suspended belief and history of satisfaction for other Hays and McFall stories, I quickly melted into this adventure ride. The authors did it again! Took an unlikely duo and skillfully crafted a thrilling, plausible story line--packed with accurate historical context. The writing is sharp, descriptive and moves quickly. Transitions flow neatly and the characters are well portrayed. I emerged feeling like I'd just been to a thrilling movie! Ready to dive into the next episode/book. I highly recommend all of Hays and McFall books. Haven't been disappointed yet and I always want more. Keep them coming!!!

[Bonnie Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different but interesting to say the least

I always find stories that took place at least decades ago and even thousands of years ago more interesting than things that happen nowadays. This story delves into things that supposedly happened about a hundred years ago and I love that stuff and it's got a new twist on it. And since my name is Bonnie why wouldn't I love it.

[Stephanie Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so much fun! A page turner that left me eager to read the next one. Highly recommended!

[jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

can't wait

this book kept me very interested, on edge of my seat and very much wanting to read the rest in the series

[Don Paske · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars rounded up. Stilted dialogue. OK story and character development.

[Randell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting and good book

Enjoyed it very much and look forward to the new one. Thanks for a pleasant way to spend my time reading this book.